Photo of a World Without World Wars

[WanderingProfessor]

A photo of Benito Mussolini, the editor of the newspaper Avanti and a prominent leader in the Italian Socialist Party. In contrast to his colleagues, Mussolini was anti-egalitarian and an adherent of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzche. His unique form of anti-egalitarian socialism, known as Revolutionary Nationalism, was considered controversial among most Italian socialists though some did embrace his beliefs.

 

[Kaiserreich333]

So I've been thinking a lot about zeppelins lately, and I wondered, If zeppelins are basically flying ships, then would we have air pirates traveling through the skies with planes and robbing zeppelins.
Is this a very fanciful thought or is it plausible?

 

[CASSICTOR2]

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So I've been thinking a lot about zeppelins lately, and I wondered, If zeppelins are basically flying ships, then would we have air pirates traveling through the skies with planes and robbing zeppelins.
Is this a very fanciful thought or is it plausible?

Definitely and Unique idea that I have never seen before, Very Interesting ideas mate

 

[Kaiserreich333]

Definitely and Unique idea that I have never seen before, Very Interesting ideas mate

but is it plausible?

 

[Born in the USSA]

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So I've been thinking a lot about zeppelins lately, and I wondered, If zeppelins are basically flying ships, then would we have air pirates traveling through the skies with planes and robbing zeppelins.
Is this a very fanciful thought or is it plausible?

Crimson Skies was fun and had this premise. The main rub is needing a secure area where these pirate planes can base themselves that is either a.) hidden and unknown to the public or b.) under the protection of a larger more powerful nation (making them functionally privateers) or in such a chaotic area that attempted police actions would be difficult to impossible. There's also the issue of how they'll actually rob the zeppelins, since shooting them down and looting the crashes seems counterproductive.

 

[Kaiserreich333]

Crimson Skies was fun and had this premise. The main rub is needing a secure area where these pirate planes can base themselves that is either a.) hidden and unknown to the public or b.) under the protection of a larger more powerful nation (making them functionally privateers) or in such a chaotic area that attempted police actions would be difficult to impossible. There's also the issue of how they'll actually rob the zeppelins, since shooting them down and looting the crashes seems counterproductive.

So Elizabeth I had privateers at sea, looting Spanish ships
Elizabeth II will have privateers in the air, looting German zeppelins, how ironic

 

[Kaiserreich333]

So Elizabeth I had privateers at sea, looting Spanish ships
Elizabeth II will have privateers in the air, looting German zeppelins, how ironic

Seriously though, it would be fun to sit on my couch to watch the newspaper and see a news like "A tourist zeppelin in the himalayas was looted by a group of privateers, evidence indicates that the looters are linked to the Indian nationalist group Azar Hind, more information Next"

 

[Kaiserreich333]

or in such a chaotic area that attempted police actions would be difficult to impossible.

So we basically have central america
Imagine privateers being financed by European powers in Central America to disrupt the zeppelin air network between the United States and Latin America

 

[Born in the USSA]

Seriously though, it would be fun to sit on my couch to watch the newspaper and see a news like "A tourist zeppelin in the himalayas was looted by a group of privateers, evidence indicates that the looters are linked to the Indian nationalist group Azar Hind, more information Next"

If you wanted to make a serious go of this it would probably rely on specially souped up and modified biplanes. The benefit of this approach would be that a pilot would be able to pull up alongside a zeppelin to allow a small team of raiders to walk along the wing, breach the door, and return with whatever plunder was to be had.

So we basically have central america
Imagine privateers being financed by European powers in Central America to disrupt the zeppelin air network between the United States and Latin America

That could be pretty useful for the financiers and lucrative for the pirates.

 

[Kaiserreich333]

If you wanted to make a serious go of this it would probably rely on specially souped up and modified biplanes. The benefit of this approach would be that a pilot would be able to pull up alongside a zeppelin to allow a small team of raiders to walk along the wing, breach the door, and return with whatever plunder was to be had.

that's a wonderful idea

One other thing I'm wondering, how do you evacuate a large crew from a zeppelin? if the zeppelin you are on starts to catch fire or crash, how can you safely evacuate a large number of people? by parachute?
Parachutes might work if you're flying over a plain, but what if it happens over the high seas, a mountain range or a big city?

 

[Born in the USSA]

that's a wonderful idea

One other thing I'm wondering, how do you evacuate a large crew from a zeppelin? if the zeppelin you are on starts to catch fire or crash, how can you safely evacuate a large number of people? by parachute?
Parachutes might work if you're flying over a plain, but what if it happens over the high seas, a mountain range or a big city?

I don't really know. To be honest I kind of assumed a zeppelin would have an inflatable raft like the plane in Temple of Doom.

 

[Kaiserreich333]

I don't really know. To be honest I kind of assumed a zeppelin would have an inflatable raft like the plane in Temple of Doom.

this might work fine

In a world where zeppelins are as common as in TTL we would have to have a much stricter security code than for boat and plane travel in OTL, I don't think most people could fall from a zeppelin zeppelin into a dinghy, slide down a mountain, fall into a turbulent river and come out alive

 

[CASSICTOR2]

but is it plausible?

Yes is Plausible, but I think would be Rare Event like with Airline Hijacking and Crashing in OTL.

 

[CASSICTOR2]

but is it plausible?

Yes is Plausible, but I think would be Rare Event like with Airline Hijacking and Crashing in OTL.

 

[Fatt Shea]

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So I've been thinking a lot about zeppelins lately, and I wondered, If zeppelins are basically flying ships, then would we have air pirates traveling through the skies with planes and robbing zeppelins.
Is this a very fanciful thought or is it plausible?

A plane could not slow down enough to allow people to board a zepplin and shooting them down would destroy goods

 

[Kaiserreich333]

View of Batavia, Capital of the Commonwealth of the Ostindies

Flag of the Commonwealth of the Ostindies (in Dutch: Gemenebest van de Ostindies)

 

[Kaiserreich333]

Muhammad II of Egypt (20 February 1899 to 16 January 1980)
He was the ruler of Egypt for a period of 65 years between 1914 and 1980, his accession to the throne in 1914, at the age of 15, was due to the assassination of his father, Khedive Abbas II of Egypt, his first years of reign between 1914 and 1917 were through a regency commanded by pro-British officers
The reign of Muhammad II saw many major events in Egyptian history such as the Discovery of King Tut's Tomb, the Ottoman Civil War, the creation of Lake Qattara and Independence from Great Britain in 1964.
Despite having reigned for such a long period, his reign is not on the list of greatest in history as during such a period he held three different positions, being Khedive from 1914 to 1944, Sultan from 1944 to 1964 and King from 1964 to 1980.

King Abbas III of Egypt, reigns since the death of his father King Muhammad II in 1980

 

[Kaiserreich333]

Any idea what architecture would look like in this world? I'm sure Neoclassicism would be more relevant, but otherwise I don't know anything

 

[jycee]

Here is the other half of the fashion posts, it follows Kaiserreichs33 earlier posts as well.

1960s

After the 1950s we calm down a bit, women’s dresses begin to slim down although accessories and hairstyles remain somewhat extravagant. Men’s fashion resembles OTL’s 1960s but goes “backward” from the crazy 50s to a more toned own 1970s rather than the other way around as in OTL. Men also accessorize a bit more than OTL.

1970s

A return to simplicity and more casual "everyday" looks. The 1970s contrast against the majority of the XX century exactly for this tendency (opposite to OTLs 1970s which were the peak of XX century extravagance). The looks are reminiscent of a regency revival for women and early XX century for men. Simple, slim, and casual.

1980s

The trends of the 70s continue, but we begin to see a higher degree of accessorizing (especially in the men) once again. towards the end of the decade corsetery in women begins to re-appear as the Roaring 90s make a splash.

1990s

Go big or go home. The 1990s are bold and flamboyant. Optimism for the new Millenium, and the ongoing space race (the first landing on the moon is 1993) have people experimenting with all sorts of styles. New retailers also make high fashion accessible for the masses and these rapidly adopt "faux-aristocracy" styles. The real aristocracy obviously find this tacky and annoying.

2000s

The wilder styles of the 1990s are toned down and the most extravagant accessories for both men and women are discarded. Popular fashion means styles are varied (no longer are women subjected to a consistent hemline or silhouette) and much more practical.

 

[Lalli]

Any idea what architecture would look like in this world? I'm sure Neoclassicism would be more relevant, but otherwise I don't know anything

Neoclassism would be really big thing. And since world wars and nazis and communists don't destroy old buildings, these probably are going to continue influence architecture.