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The price of helium doubled about five years ago. That's why Airship Ventures, the people with the blimp over Silicon Valley, shut down.


Just fill it up with hydrogen, that should do it.


Well everyone immediately thinks of the Hindenburg, but the Graf Zeppelin flew 1.7 million km and 590 flights over 9 years until it was scrapped for its aluminium.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_127_Graf_Zeppelin




I think it even weighs less and the footage of burning airships makes great news...


Any sources / more info on that?

I've been looking into the airship question recently, raised the AV failure, wasn't aware of the cause.

https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102054965695434021





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