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Why don't we build hybrid zeppelins to fly cheap?
| Probably not useful enough. It would also be a lot less safe than a plane, and why not just take a bus or train?
| >>290653
Because flying is fun.
Also i'm not talking about a mass transport, what i'm saying is for carrying one person or two. So it's like a flying bicycle.
| I want one
| I guess that's more difficult for that thing to mantain high speed and stability during flight compared to an airplane.
| Still, DIY helicopter thing sounds fun
| something something autogyros
| I vote we make it.
| Rather than thinking about it being affordable, it sounds something made more to be enjoyable. I'd love to go on a sky cruise on a Zeppelin.
It might be useful on Mars though, since it has barely any atmosphere.
| Because Zepelllin make boom easier than newest samsung.
| >>291455
Since it doesn't have an atmosphere, the helium doesn't provide a lifting force there. It would even weigh on mars.
| >>291756 It does have an atmosphere, even if just barely. The Zeppelin has to be really light though, and would need rotors or light propellors of sorts, but I do believe a sort of air cruiser is possible if research is spent on it.
| >>291947
Makes sense. Maybe we should apply NASA for it. Even tho i think they are some sort of evil, maybe they give us money and reputation lul.
| I would fund a sky killdozer, ngl.
If I actually had funds.
| Why do you need engines and wings when you have a zeppelin already?
| >>292575 Wings sound redundant tbh with the speed a Zeppelin goes. Engines could work though, like with Kirov airships. And or stability, rudders and flaps are sufficient enough.
| OP, please do the following:
1. Learn physics, starting with dynamics, aerodynamics and thermodynamics. This should let you know what are the limitations to each aviation method developed last 200 years.
2. At least watch a documentary about early flight history. People had ideas like yours and failed miserably.
3. Post this in /tech/ once you're done.
| Imagine how my high idiots (such as me) would hurt or kill themselves
| *many
| >>294466
This project is already built and works like charm. Earlier exploded zeppelin projects you mention, have used hydrogen as lifter. Hydrogen is reactive and shouldn't be used in a sensitive thing like this. Helium should be used instead. So this thing is possible and safe and fun.
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| Half zeppelin (some hydrogen or helium for lift power) and half airplane (some wings and engines)
Zeppelin part can provide a safe and free lift power, so we can fly cheap af.