What Happend to My Old Post

I haven't checked this blog in years, but when I came back I realized wow, my expo-say on the Aviation industry is gone.... not my hand, but it's just gone! Bravo, neo-fascists.  Wouldn't want my testimony as an apprentice airplane mechanic to be used in a court of law by youthful lawstudent who accidentally stumbled on my blog, now would we? Worlds being held together with shoestring as it is.

Well in short, society is almost dead and I saw it first hand as an apprentice airplane mechanic. Why do you think Elon Musk is working as fast as possible to get to Mars, in his estimation I bet we don't even have 30 years left... but... that kinda offers an opportunity for us airship enthusiasts no?

The FAA's over-regulation of general aviation has kept the technology in the stone age, but if society collapses, which with Trump buying the economy on the credit card is all but assured at this point... then maybe Airships will actually prove to be a good solution here on earth in the coming apocalypses...


Heck, if regulations are dead you could just build airships out of old airplane frames and what have you... yeah, it will be a lot safer to just get above all the cannibals that will undoubtedly plague the country side.

Yes, the Elites of the world are already building fallout shelters for when global warming comes and bites us all. The time to do something was in the 70s, but I wasn't even born then, so we are pretty much doomed at this point thanks to pre-war and post-war generations, and you wonder why use millennial s are bitter.

It won't be a Zombie apocalypses, but rather a cannibal apocalypse as world food supplies dry up and the USA becomes a 3rd world nation. Americans won't be able to deal, they will just end up killing the nabers and eating them for food, at lest that's what the elites think, and they are a hell of a lot smarter then then anyone in the "news".

But if you had an Airship, you can just get above it all. Which is probably why Surgay Burns is building one, and Lockheed too. They all know what's coming and they are getting prepared.

If I was no longer limited by what the FAA well then building and Airship might not be a bad idea... one could use 3d printers to build coupling parts, and put it all together like a kit plane. Distribute the content open source on whatever us Linux users build to still talk to each other in the dark age... ah well... I don't need to commit suicide.... society has already made that choice for us... isn't it grand.

Edit: Upon reflection, I realize this post is just an overreaction, maybe I deleted the post myself, although I doubt it. The only truth I know is Brits killed airships again and this is a dead blog.

Why do Airships always crash?

I've been away for some time; The feeling in my Gut tells me Airships are probably never gonna be a thing, but alas the Dream never dies and it's probably better to keep the dream alive then let it wither away. I had a thought which I felt must be expressed here, as to the nature of Airship crashes and why we may be going about this all wrong.

I was thinking about the nature of boats, and how an Airship is more or less a seafaring sky ship. The behavior between the two is unmistakable. They feel the same in almost every way. So why if we can master boats can we not master Airships too. Why do they Keep Crashing!

In my younger years I was a sea fairing lad. Much of my fascination with airships comes from my love of boats. I was in Sea Scouts and we actually did a good amount of sailing in a small ship that had good handling characteristic similar to maybe a smaller hybrid airship.

I think I realize now the missing ingredient, ships sail into a port, Airships are stuck in an endless sea of air and must "Dock" in what would normally be the middle of the ocean for a ship. Having been their myself, I can attest this would be a nauseating task. It can be done, but it requires constant readjusting of mooring lines in order to not cause damage to the ship or dock, and should Never be attempted in anything more then 30knts winds (Well it's the swells that matter, but if the winds are high the swell almost always is as well).

This got me thinking, what do ships do when they cannot dock at port and the weather is a little too much to handle near the coast?

The Answer is, Anchors.

This same methodology could be adapted to airships I believe. I'm thinking probably something magnetic.

With some kind of heavy weight, hook or even maybe an actual boat anchor. Hybrid Airships could use the storm to their advantage, keeping altitude with the increase in relative airspeed, maintaining a fixed position over an airfield or something else. They might even be able to shut the engines down and keep control with control surfaces alone.

Maybe you would have a lift that rides up and down the anchors chain, like a gondola/elevator, that rotates about an axis fixed to the cable-chain, rather then attempt a landing.

And if the airship had to land, it could pull itself down to the ground where it could then be secured.

Actually now that I think about it, It's probably a terrible idea. Airships are not like boats, they are more like submarines.

Oh well...

Airlander 10 to Become Luxury Cruise Ship Test Bed

Airlander 10 is going to be converted to a Cruise Ship... link

This is a bad idea.. I see little success in this market. What if the Ultra Rich gain little from the experience?

In order for this to work, you need to combine gambling with a luxury hotel, otherwise these passengers will quickly lose interest. The only way to make a good profit doing this is by starting with the largest airship you can get. 10 tons is a tight budget to deliver all that in one setup.

Video of May 10th Airlander Flight

The Airlander Returns

Back again, the Airlander 10 has returned to the skies for it's 3rd test flight, this time without any problems.

80 year Anniversary of the Hindenburg Disaster.

80 years ago today the end of the Golden Age of Airships came to a crashing end. So much time has come and gone and the world is lesser for it. Still, as the song goes, the dreamers may die, but the dreams live on. And on this day that dream is alive with the fire of the phoenix about to rise from the ashes and be born anew.

We are closer now then ever to a revitalization of the Airship as a viable alternative for air travel and air commerce. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into this sector with analysis predicting billions in growth in the coming years.

Airlander 10 is ready to fly again, Aero's is still hard at work , Sergey Brin is building his secret Airhips, Solarship has contracts to build airships for Africa, and Lockheed is on the verge of showing us it's latest design of a 20 ton hauling sky freighter.

No longer will the limits of the past hold us back, the world is ours for the taking and we will live in a time and age where Airship will rule the sky's once more, proving to the world that we have been missing so much without them.

Let us never forget the brave souls who lost their lives pioneering this technology, but let us also not let the past hold us back. We are living in the future now, were the impossible is ordinary and the unthinkable is practical. Its time to live again in an age were our dreams manifest our reality and our reality feeds the imagination and heals our souls.

It is time to let loose the bonds that hold us to this earth, and break the mental shackles that keep our minds constrained to the mundane, it's time to fly again. Fly like we have never flown before. It's time for the dream to come alive.