In a world with a growing need to increase transportation infrastructure, while limiting environmental impact, the airship is the only currently available technology that can achieve both. Dirigibles not only produce less exhaust, but they also require no roads, rails or runways to operate. Additionally, their large surface areas are perfectly suited for solar energy conversion! While not as fast
as airplanes, large airships can stay airborne much longer than any other aircraft and are far more fuel efficient. Airships can also take off and land vertically or hover in mid-air. Very large airships would be capable of lifting far greater loads than airplanes while eliminating the need for long runways. A modern airship would be able to take off and land nearly anywhere in the world without costly infrastructure improvements. Thus, remote or inhospitable parts of the world would become far more accessible. Airships are an old technology that has not yet seen the same level of development and attention as other aircraft have received. Given modern advancements in lighter and stronger materials, satellite-based weather tracking and navigation systems, computerized control systems and more powerful and efficient vectored propulsion systems it easy to see how big airships could rise again. Giant airships were far more successful than many would have you believe, especially when considering the era of limited technology in which they flew. With today's many technological advancements improving and eliminating the fatal flaws of giant airships it is increasingly likely that future generations could see these great behemoths take to the skies once more! Learn more and become an advocate of history's greatest flying machine for the future!
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There are MANY common public misconceptions about airships that will cause some who read this page to laugh at the idea it presents. Learn more about dispelling these flawed perceptions from the link below. http://airshipadvocate.com/information/common-airship-myths/
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Airship Advocate is dedicated to changing the popular culture perception of airships from one of mere bemusement to a greater understanding and awe at the triumphs of aviation these real life flying ships once achieved.
