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     Mr_grumpy |
I've been running up to the North East of Switzerland a lot these last few weeks to a plant which is right next to Lake Konstanz & the Austrian border, with Germany just across the water. Coming out on Thursday last week this was flying overhead. You can get some idea of scale from the windows on the gondola, all I can say is it looked f'ing big from the ground.  | ||
| Fahren |
What Led to that? | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
I dunno but all the Graf's predicted it. | ||
| Hootowl |
It looks like it's going to rain song in that photo. | ||
| Aesquire |
Pity that the Hindenburg's fire on film ruined the whole Dirigible Flight business. Consider, more than twice as fast as an ocean liner, pretty decent comfort, and a view that very few pilots even today have of the world. ( the difference between sitting in a cockpit, and having picture windows.... ) For a couple of days. | ||
| 86129squids |
 ... Yeah, other than inclement winds and storms, it'd be SOOO cool to just cruise over the open ocean... maybe drop a few lines out for fresh dinner... Kinda like Megabus, but transcontinental.  | ||
| 86129squids |
Ummm, trans-oceanic. This has the potential to be a fun topic... Imagine a Hawaii or Alaska trip via dirigible. | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Solar panels & fuel cells would make it pretty economic, maybe a couple of lightweight turbo diesels for charging. | ||
| Hootowl |
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| Thumper74 |
The whole blimp episode was pretty awesome... | ||
| Hootowl |
Smooth as a veal cutlet. With terrible timing.  |
