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Return of the Zepplins

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    Return of the Zepplins


    Airships: Pioneering Brits heralding dawn of new Zeppelin age | Mail Online

    #2
    Zeppelin, not Zepplin!!

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      #3
      Splendid stuff. Here at Tester Manor we applaud all efforts to herald a return to the halcyon days of luxury overseas travel, and this is a most encouraging effort.

      Personally I would hope for a return of the great ocean liners to provide a round trip service to New York. I don't much care for those 'cruise ship' things; terribly common. As for those newfangled aeroplanes, well, the less said the better.
      Last edited by Mich the Tester; 24 February 2011, 14:10.
      And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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        #4
        Disappointed...

        Thought it was about Messers Page and Plant etc
        Do what thou wilt

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          #5
          That will make a good target for the religion of peace, whats the bet they'll down one in the first year of operation ?
          Doing the needful since 1827

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            #6
            Originally posted by amcdonald View Post
            That will make a good target for the religion of peace, whats the bet they'll down one in the first year of operation ?
            Apparently rockets and bullets just go straight through it as the pressure is so low.
            And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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              #7
              Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
              Apparently rockets and bullets just go straight through it as the pressure is so low.
              So long as they don't fill it with hydrogen as per the Hindenburg....

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                #8
                Originally posted by stek View Post
                So long as they don't fill it with hydrogen as per the Hindenburg....
                It's 60% helium and 40% air.

                Good for in-flight entertainment. Fit little pipes running down to the seats so people can breathe helium and talk funny.
                And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by stek View Post
                  So long as they don't fill it with hydrogen as per the Hindenburg....
                  Then it will go down like a Led Zeppelin
                  Doing the needful since 1827

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                    #10
                    I'm sure this comes up every couple of years and then nothing ever happens.


                    Edit:

                    Yep, I was right.

                    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...tech.transport

                    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pi...ry-travel.html

                    http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/bl...291641.article

                    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007...industry.japan

                    http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/skycat/
                    Last edited by DaveB; 24 February 2011, 15:06.
                    "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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