Blimp, airship, zeppelin, or dirigible?

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What do you call them?

[Grimminski]

Big ass balloons.

[Freht]

I was going to link to the part in 'Little Nemo' where he expresses his love for dirigibles...
but I couldn't find it and I'm way too lazy to edit it myself... (15mins into the movie)

But as I know better, I use these guidelines:
http://www.airships.net/dirigible

[Valrynn the Dragoness]

Blomps.

[gargamell999]

fugi film corperation.

[UNCLEWOKIAN DANEBOT MIND-VIRUS]

cars

[Naedmi]

Led Zeppelin.

[p-man]

Hmmm, Blimp sounds like a baby word, airship could be mixed up with other flying vehicles (or boats), dirigible could be bad for people that have the phobia of long words and for some hard to say, especially if they have tounge or related problems, ZEPPELIN FTW!

[UNCLEWOKIAN DANEBOT MIND-VIRUS]

Air + ship
A ship made out of air1!!?!?1

[WhaaaaT?]

yessssssss

[WhiteKnight77]

It really depends on their construction.

[C4Warr10r]

I call them blimps, dirigibles, and Zeppelins. If I had to pick a word for all three different things, I'd go with Magnum on this one Zeppelins FTW.

However, in relation to this topic, the day of the airship might not yet be over. It may just be beginning. Popular Science had a really good issue some years back about companies that are trying to develop new airships, and it is a good idea if a little premature.

Modern construction materials and processes give us the ability to make airships lighter, stronger, faster, and capble of carrying greater payloads than before. They can carry much more than rotary-wing craft (hundreds of tons) and use almost no fuel. They can be erected or collapsed and stored in a matter of minutes. Alone these advantages aren't that great for most applications, but for the right applications, they could be a godsend.

For instance, let's say you needed to set up a logging operation or a mine in some remote or inaccessible area where it would cost hundreds of millions to install rail, or tens of millions for a proper road. For a fraction of that cost you could transport the entire operation to its destination with an airship or two, and also have a way to move goods and personnel.

Maybe something to think about?

[UNCLEWOKIAN DANEBOT MIND-VIRUS]

Escrito originalmente por C4Warr10r:

I call them blimps, dirigibles, and Zeppelins. If I had to pick a word for all three different things, I'd go with Magnum on this one Zeppelins FTW.

However, in relation to this topic, the day of the airship might not yet be over. It may just be beginning. Popular Science had a really good issue some years back about companies that are trying to develop new airships, and it is a good idea if a little premature.

Modern construction materials and processes give us the ability to make airships lighter, stronger, faster, and capble of carrying greater payloads than before. They can carry much more than rotary-wing craft (hundreds of tons) and use almost no fuel. They can be erected or collapsed and stored in a matter of minutes. Alone these advantages aren't that great for most applications, but for the right applications, they could be a godsend.

For instance, let's say you needed to set up a logging operation or a mine in some remote or inaccessible area where it would cost hundreds of millions to install rail, or tens of millions for a proper road. For a fraction of that cost you could transport the entire operation to its destination with an airship or two, and also have a way to move goods and personnel.

Maybe something to think about?

lolwat

[jpcerutti]

Escrito originalmente por C4Warr10r:

I call them blimps, dirigibles, and Zeppelins. If I had to pick a word for all three different things, I'd go with Magnum on this one Zeppelins FTW.

However, in relation to this topic, the day of the airship might not yet be over. It may just be beginning. Popular Science had a really good issue some years back about companies that are trying to develop new airships, and it is a good idea if a little premature.

Modern construction materials and processes give us the ability to make airships lighter, stronger, faster, and capble of carrying greater payloads than before. They can carry much more than rotary-wing craft (hundreds of tons) and use almost no fuel. They can be erected or collapsed and stored in a matter of minutes. Alone these advantages aren't that great for most applications, but for the right applications, they could be a godsend.

For instance, let's say you needed to set up a logging operation or a mine in some remote or inaccessible area where it would cost hundreds of millions to install rail, or tens of millions for a proper road. For a fraction of that cost you could transport the entire operation to its destination with an airship or two, and also have a way to move goods and personnel.

Maybe something to think about?

We'd either have to find a new source of helium or go back to using hyrdogen as a media for buoyancy - not that a fleet of steampunk dirigibles wouldn't look sweet.

[Jill]

the flying fat thing

[C4Warr10r]

Escrito originalmente por jpcerutti:

We'd either have to find a new source of helium or go back to using hyrdogen as a media for buoyancy - not that a fleet of steampunk dirigibles wouldn't look sweet.

Why would we need a new source of heluim? We can just make it.