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New Aircraft is Part Blimp and Part Airplane

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the not-just-a-lot-of-hot-air dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Canton Rep has an interesting article on Ohio entrepreneurs who hope to get their business 'off the ground'. Brian Martin and Robert Rist think they are close to testing a prototype of their patented Dynalifter hybrid. They announced last week that their airship -- part blimp and part airplane -- has been completed, and they hope to conduct a test flight this spring. Martin and Rist hope the Dynalifter will help bring in a new transportation era. They see it as a way to move materials at a lower cost than jets and at a higher speed than ships. From the article: 'They think it could be used in emergency situations, such as Hurricane Katrina, to transport supplies. It might have military uses, such as delivering equipment and supplies to sites that might not be easily reachable.'"

18 of 484 comments (clear)

  1. Re:World War II Taught us: by rufty_tufty · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess no one ever said "look it's the Good Year blimp" to you, and then ran off?

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  2. Patent Infringement Potential? by xoip · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good thing the patent has expired on the Zeppelin

  3. OBLIG MP Ref by daivzhavue · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its not a balloon...its an AIRSHIP...

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  4. s core : -1, RC "humor" by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just say no to dope!!!

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  5. Article Content by Dr.+Evil · · Score: 1, Funny

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  6. Finally by Ixne · · Score: 5, Funny

    a use for those docking ports at the top of the Empire State Building.

    1. Re:Finally by Ingolfke · · Score: 2, Funny

      Dude, the aliens have been using those things for ages now.

  7. Here's a name for it.... by HotBBQ · · Score: 2, Funny

    Airplane + Blimp = Airpimp

  8. Too obscure? by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The fools! They should've built it with 7,001 hulls! Oh, when will they learn!"

  9. Re:World War II Taught us: by hamburger+lady · · Score: 2, Funny

    looks lik you nd a nw kyboard. your "" ky is brokn.

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  10. The web page is coming in now... by phpWebber · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, it's crashing...oh, four or five hundred kilobytes per second, and it's a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. There's a white screen, and there's database errors, now, and the browser is crashing to the desktop ...Oh, the humanity, and all the sysadmins screaming around here!"

  11. You could say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What fits in a spot at right of W (portward of R) on my comp's manual word input isn't working right now.

  12. Re:Could it be used for passengers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How about staying home? Its INCREDIBLY fuel efficient, is instantaneous, and unless you have some very rude roommates has ZERO chance of the knee injuries you fear so much.

    Send your tickets to me, I'll be happy to endure the inconvenience and pain of a trip to Europe in your stead.

    BTW when Zeppelins were in use, it usually took 4 or 5 days to cross the Atlantic in one.

  13. Re:Better link/picture - mostly a blimp by kabz · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's shrinkage

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  14. ATC trauma-time by cffrost · · Score: 2, Funny


    Boston Center's gonna love these things poking around NY approach. ATCCs are gonna have to start supplying Xanax to controllers when one of these fat bastards strolls into range.

    Maybe this time we'll get some Hindenburg-action over Newark.

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  15. cost versus speed by pomakis · · Score: 3, Funny
    They see it as a way to move materials at a lower cost than jets and at a higher speed than ships.

    Human psychology is interesting. This sounds great, whereas stating the truth from the other direction - "at a lower speed than jets and a higher cost than ships" - sounds terrible. But I suppose this polarity of viewpoint is present in every comprimise, by the very nature of comprimises.

  16. Re:SPECIFICATIONS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    5) Range is 3200 nm with a full payload.

    For all your intermolecular transportation needs.

  17. Re:Have they solved the ballast issue yet? by macdaddy357 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's a solution: If helium just won't do the job, use hydrogen. What could possibly go wrong?

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