Could Passenger Blimps Be Making a Comeback?

Описание: Hybrid Air Vehicles is developing their Airlander 10 aircraft, a helium-filled airship designed for both carrying up to 100 passengers distances of around 450 miles.

The aircraft could provide an eco-friendly way to transport passengers from A to B, but we all know how passenger airships went last time we tried them.

So what will it take for Airships to take off?

0:00 Hybrid Air Vehicles are developing the Airlander 10
0:45 Blimps could replace airplanes on short journeys
2:02 Here’s why Airlander isn’t like the Hindenburg
3:10 Why passenger blimps haven’t taken off just yet
4:07 What will it take for blimps to return to our skies?

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