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https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/28/1074332/lighter-than-air-vehicles-lta/>
"Floating is the new flying, at least according to a handful of companies
focused on building futuristic blimps, airships, and hot-air balloons.
Lighter-than-air vehicles (or LTAs) depend on the same basic physics that
creates bubbles in water. They’re filled with extremely light gas, like helium,
which allows them to achieve lift and hover in the air without burning fuel.
They’ve never been particularly popular: they’re big and comparatively slow,
and they have faced safety concerns ever since the 1937
Hindenburg disaster,
which left 36 people dead.
Still, some companies say modern LTAs can be extremely safe. They argue that
these aircraft can play a critical role in cutting down on carbon emissions
associated with transportation, especially for moving people and things that
don’t need to travel very quickly."
See also
FLYING WHALES, a revolution in air cargo transport:
http://https//www.flying-whales.com/en/home/
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-malaria-belize-crime-mexico-city-bison-montana/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
