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Old Airlift Vehicle Concept Made New

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the retro-tehnology-seems-to-be-in-style dept.

starexplorer writes "LiveScience is reporting on an early conceptual design of The Walrus the DOD's new planned 'very large airlift vehicle'." Could the concept of a 'war-balloon' really be gaining favor again?

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  1. I for one welcome our Big Balloon Overlords by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 0, Troll

    Now pass me the helium tank so I can talk in a high squeaky voice and scare off the terrarists.

    sigh.

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    yeah, I know it's hydrogen, but it's funnier that way ...

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  2. Diff between Rush L and the Hindenburg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    One is giant nazi gas bag, the other is a dirigible!

  3. Re:So the insurgents can't shoot at it? by gelfling · · Score: 0, Troll

    So the peaceful peaceloving people of peace of Iraq can't shoot at it?