"Skyborne whales: The rise (and fall) of the airship" Topic
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Tango01 | 26 Nov 2020 3:51 p.m. PST |
"Large airships were too sensitive to wind gusts and too sluggish to win against aeroplanes. But today, they have a chance to make a spectacular return. For decades, die-hard fans of airships have had to accept the fact that their beloved airborne vessels had no chance of making their way back to air travel routes. The ever more technologically advanced aeroplanes are more comfortable and practical than these sluggish giants. Yet the situation changed over a year ago when people in Sweden started talking about 'flight shame'. Along with the heightened fear of global warming, calculations were being made that, for example, a Boeing 747 emits as much carbon dioxide into the air during 24 hours of flight as 250 passenger cars riding uninterruptedly for a year. Although aeroplanes are responsible for only 4% of the CO2 that goes into the atmosphere in the territory of the European Union, 'flight shame' became a hit. The Green parties, especially in Germany, started to bang the alarm that in Europe 45% of all flights are operated on routes shorter than 500 kilometres. The first airlines have just embraced this new trend; at the end of 2019, Dutch airline KLM announced that as of March they will replace flight connections from Amsterdam to Brussels with train routes, together with railway operator Thalys. Likewise, Air France – part of the same holding company as KLM – announced a New Year's resolution that by 2021, the French air carrier will reduce its domestic flights by 15%…" link Main page link
Amicalement Armand |
gamershs | 27 Nov 2020 3:04 a.m. PST |
The US Navy had 4 airships of which 3 of them crashed. The basic problem with airships is that due to their size they are highly effected by the weather. The United States Rail network would require massive expansions and upgrades to become competitive to airlines. If a rail line between two cities has maximum speeds under 60 miles it would take 5+ hours to go 500km (310 miles). This assumes there is a direct rail route between the 2 cities and that freight trains can be routed to give passenger trains right of way. The airplane would take less then 2 hours. The Boing 747 is being phased out for smaller more fuel efficient aircraft. I assume more fuel efficient also means less pollution. |
Tango01 | 27 Nov 2020 1:00 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement Armand
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