That is not the purpose. It can haul up to 66 tons at 1/3 the fuel cost of a large cargo plane. And it can take-off and land without a significant runway.
That’s funny, I could have sworn the article itself stated that it was for military payloads and Afghanistan as well as Africa were mentioned as being destinations.
Am I mistaken?
^^^ And it can take-off and land without a significant runway. ^^^
As long as the wind is not blowing too hard.
I wonder if the mooring mast is still operational on top of the Empire State bldg.........