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Return of the Zeppelins

Posted by michael on from the death-from-above dept.

kfg writes: "While the world has focused its aeronautic attention on the Helios solar powered plane the Zeppelin NT has carried it's first paying passengers on a one hour "tourist" flight in Germany, the first Zeppelin to do so since the infamous Hindenburg disaster. This comes after its return from the Paris Airshow where it was an unqualified hit with attendees. I can't really tell you why but this news tickles me more than any other tech news in ages. Sometimes the oldest tech is the coolest. Oh yeah, tickets are $280 American." This is the baby brother of the Cargolifter model; CNN has a brief story.

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  1. Can you imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    ... a freaky foursome with Ann Coulter, Carly Fiorina, and Kim Polese?

    Thank you.

    --Patrick Bateman, Esq.

  2. Zeppeling design... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hope they didn't use Hydrogen this time, I designed the original H2 model and most times it burned in flames.

    Sincerely, Mike Bouma

  3. STFU by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Will you fucks stop with the fucking Windows NT jokes.. get over it.. it's OLD... fucking slashdot geeks...

  4. Not a chance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Americans have no class.

  5. It's "its". by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Learn to spell.

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  7. Why Slashdot sucks these days... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Moderation. These moderators do not read the guidelines anymore and blatantly ignore them. They stress to concentrate on promoting comments not demoting them. There is no point in moderating Zeppelin NT comments as redundant... I mean, come on, they deserve what they get for using such a stupid name! I for one will be plastered to my Fox news screen waiting for the first one to get hit by lightening and fall from the sky. Woohoo.

  8. Re:Slashdot, News for Nazi's? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wrong war.

  9. Re:Slashdot, News for Nazi's? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    shut up kike

  10. Die Internationale by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wacht auf, Verdammte dieser Erde,
    die stets man noch zum Hungern zwingt!
    Das Recht wie Glut im Kraterherde
    nun mit Macht zum Durchbruch dringt.
    Reinen Tisch macht mit dem Bedranger!
    Heer der Sklaven, wache auf!
    Ein nichts zu sein, tragt es nicht langer
    Alles zu werden, stromt zuhauf!

    Volker, hort die Signale!
    Auf, zum letzten Gefecht!
    Die Internationale
    Erkampft das Menschenrecht

    Es rettet uns kein hoh'res Wesen
    kein Gott, kein Kaiser, noch Tribun
    Uns aus dem Elend zu erlosen
    konnen wir nur selber tun!
    Leeres Wort: des armen Rechte,
    Leeres Wort: des Reichen Pflicht!
    Unmundigt nennt man uns Knechte,
    duldet die Schmach langer nicht!

    In Stadt und Land, ihr Arbeitsleute,
    wir sind die starkste Partei'n
    Die Mussigganger schiebt beiseite!
    Diese Welt muss unser sein;
    Unser Blut sei nicht mehr der Raben
    und der machtigen Geier Frass!
    Erst wenn wir sie vertrieben haben
    dann scheint die Sonn' ohn' Unterlass!

  11. yet again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I get to break the news' reply virginity