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Thunderbird 2 flies again: The astonishing airship set to revolutionise haulage, tourism...
Daily Mail ^
| 1/4/13
| Damien Gayle
Posted on 01/04/2013 12:38:01 PM PST by Nachum
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To: mike_9958
66 tons of cargo ?That's about one Abrams tank with a few accessories, some fuel and a crew...
To: kingu
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posted on
01/04/2013 3:19:08 PM PST
by
DTogo
(High time to bring back The Sons of Liberty !!)
To: Galt2010
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posted on
01/04/2013 3:21:16 PM PST
by
Nachum
(The List is off the Google blacklist- www.nachumlist.com)
To: kingu
I’ve been reading stories about the imminent age of lighter than air cargo airships for 30 years.
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posted on
01/04/2013 4:04:22 PM PST
by
DManA
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
“In a disaster of unexpected dimensions, a pre-teen kid with a pellet gun shot a heavy-lift military blimp out of the sky, destroying a multimillion dollar craft and its millions in cargo.”
:’)
Thanks Nachum.
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posted on
01/04/2013 7:56:14 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: DManA
Interesting link but sis you see this?
Balloons
Helium, like hydrogen, is lighter than air but unlike hydrogen it is inert, so there is little risk of an explosion.
What a bunch of idiots!
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posted on
01/04/2013 8:19:19 PM PST
by
Eaker
(Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. — Robert A. Heinlein.)
To: Eaker
I thought there was a shortage of helium.
To: Basement Dweller
I don’t know about a shortage but I do know there is zero risk of an explosion when working with helium.
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01/11/2013 11:51:52 AM PST
by
Eaker
(Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. — Robert A. Heinlein.)
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