Frail? With that kind of material as a frame & hull?It would be so fragile, and would be like a giant sail in the wind.
Sail, I can (just) see, but it's not like it's unpowered, & aren't all airships vulnerable that way?
Frail? With that kind of material as a frame & hull?It would be so fragile, and would be like a giant sail in the wind.
Frail? With that kind of material as a frame & hull?
Sail, I can (just) see, but it's not like it's unpowered, & aren't all airships vulnerable that way?
I'm not unaware of the issues. What I'm saying is, if you're even contemplating building something this big, you've got to have considered what to do about that.Ground control of an airships has always been, afaik, the biggest problem. Something that size becomes very hard to control even with a light breeze, because lighter than air...
My thinking is, use a system of thrusters, vertical & horizontal, so you can dynamically "point" the airship, then drive it down, wind or no, rather than try & "berth" it.
Yep, 'flying bum' configuration is so much better.And it’s a hybrid aircraft, not a pure lighter then air craft so a pure lighter then air would be even more vulnerable.
Getting it down would seem the bigger problem, judging by the film I've seen; keeping it still on the ground, IMO, is just a matter of how many anchor lines you need. I wouldn't imagine unloading by guyline, or something.But sooner or latter it's going to have to "stand still" to load/unload, and that's the problem; it has to be safe from any kind of wind. You'll need to anchor it firmly down, cannot trust on thrusters, imho. Imagine any kind of twich while unloading an M1A1, or whinching down a heavy cargo container...