[kingu]

I've seen this from a distance twice - once for a few moments before they rushed to close the doors because there was a very light breeze and it was pushing the blimp across the hanger floor, the second time with it trying to lift off, a slight breeze coming by and it nosing into the ground.

I'm sure this is just the growing pains of a prototype, but this was funded as a long shot program, and so far it's lived up to those expectations. I wish them the best of luck, but if someone’s looking to start placing orders, they might want to hold off. I love the design ideas, seems quite possible to work, just not sure how they'll handle the energy requirements in flight for their fancy ballast system.

[Carriage Hill]

Let the geniuses from Solyndra or one of those 0bummer craphole green energy co’s handle it; that’ll solve everything.

[DTogo]

Lead Zeppelin.

[DManA]

I’ve been reading stories about the imminent age of lighter than air cargo airships for 30 years.