Return of the Zepplins

[TimberWolf]

Airships: Pioneering Brits heralding dawn of new Zeppelin age | Mail Online

[stek]

Zeppelin, not Zepplin!!

[Mich the Tester]

Splendid stuff. Here at Tester Manor we applaud all efforts to herald a return to the halcyon days of luxury overseas travel, and this is a most encouraging effort.

Personally I would hope for a return of the great ocean liners to provide a round trip service to New York. I don't much care for those 'cruise ship' things; terribly common. As for those newfangled aeroplanes, well, the less said the better.

[Dark Black]

Disappointed...

Thought it was about Messers Page and Plant etc

[amcdonald]

That will make a good target for the religion of peace, whats the bet they'll down one in the first year of operation ?

[Mich the Tester]

That will make a good target for the religion of peace, whats the bet they'll down one in the first year of operation ?

Apparently rockets and bullets just go straight through it as the pressure is so low.

[stek]

Apparently rockets and bullets just go straight through it as the pressure is so low.

So long as they don't fill it with hydrogen as per the Hindenburg....

[Mich the Tester]

So long as they don't fill it with hydrogen as per the Hindenburg....

It's 60% helium and 40% air.

Good for in-flight entertainment. Fit little pipes running down to the seats so people can breathe helium and talk funny.

[amcdonald]

So long as they don't fill it with hydrogen as per the Hindenburg....

Then it will go down like a Led Zeppelin

[DaveB]

I'm sure this comes up every couple of years and then nothing ever happens.


Edit:

Yep, I was right.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...tech.transport

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pi...ry-travel.html

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/bl...291641.article

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007...industry.japan

http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/skycat/