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The Second Age of Airships

The Telegraph has a story about a new generation of airships. It says "It's a new vehicle. It's a hybrid because we're combining helium lift, aerodynamic lift, a hovercraft landing system, and vectored thrust... If you can get beyond the word airship — because that has a lot of history — people think about them differently."

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  1. Re:Um... by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The last time I said "bring your sister" to my ex she actually considered dating again. And bringing her sister.

  2. Re:Great, instead of peak oil ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, helium is actually acquired from castrated human testicles. The current stockpiles come all the way back from 1700s.

  3. Re:Use hydrogen. by ground.zero.612 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
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