Comments on: Third on my List https://blog.speculist.com/inventions/third-on-my-lis-1.html Live to see it. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: triticale https://blog.speculist.com/inventions/third-on-my-lis-1.html#comment-1466 triticale Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:38:31 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=703#comment-1466 Ah, but this thing isn’t lighter than air. It is heavier than air, but lighter than an airplane of equal capacity. Bouyancy assisted.

]]> By: Toby928 https://blog.speculist.com/inventions/third-on-my-lis-1.html#comment-1465 Toby928 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:26:00 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=703#comment-1465 As much as I would like airships to be practical, it does not appear to be possible. Any airship large enough to perform meaningful work seems to invariably crash due to weather. The sheer size and light mass makes them prisoners of the wind. The idea of stratospheric, permanent airships does seem practible however. I remember reading in Joe Haldeman’s SciFi book, ‘The Forever War’, about stratospheric nuclear powered hot air airships and was captivated by the idea. Above the weather and permanently powered. Cool idea.

]]> By: Michael Anissimov https://blog.speculist.com/inventions/third-on-my-lis-1.html#comment-1464 Michael Anissimov Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:00:10 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=703#comment-1464 Airships are fun to obsess over. See also here and here.

]]> By: Stephen Gordon https://blog.speculist.com/inventions/third-on-my-lis-1.html#comment-1463 Stephen Gordon Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:23:33 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=703#comment-1463 From the article:

“the Aeroscraft’s size: 165 feet high, 244 feet wide and 647 feet long. That’s about as long as two football fields. It will carry up to 400 tons of cargo over a range of 6,000 miles. With a top speed of 174 mph, it will be able to cross the U.S. in about 18 hours.”

This ship won’t put a dent in business travel, but if you’re traveling for pleasure, it would be nice to make “getting there” part of the fun.

Something with this kind of space could have shopping, a casino, dining area, entertainment, and private staterooms.

]]> By: eisendorn https://blog.speculist.com/inventions/third-on-my-lis-1.html#comment-1462 eisendorn Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:33:15 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=703#comment-1462 this reminds me of the cargolifter project. i wonder if the technical complexity of this thing is low enough as compared to the cargolifter for it to actually ever see production …

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