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Airlander 10 'breaks in two' and collapses at Cardington
BBC ^ | November 18, 2017 | BBC(Staf Reporter?)

Posted on 11/19/2017 8:38:06 AM PST by infool7

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Fortunately there were only minor injuries, perhaps this will be the pin that finally pops the giant airship insanity balloon.
1 posted on 11/19/2017 8:38:06 AM PST by infool7
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To: Arm_Bears; az_gila; beethovenfan; BigEdLB; Celerity; central_va; DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; ...

You might be interested, ping!


2 posted on 11/19/2017 8:39:16 AM PST by infool7 (Pray, Think, Pray, Act, Pray Pray Pray...)
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3 posted on 11/19/2017 8:40:16 AM PST by Simon Green (<i>)
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Oh! Thee...


4 posted on 11/19/2017 8:40:25 AM PST by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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Darn you slow fingers!!


5 posted on 11/19/2017 8:41:10 AM PST by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: infool7

Earlier Airlander thread from last year:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3460470/posts?page=52


6 posted on 11/19/2017 8:41:38 AM PST by infool7 (Pray, Think, Pray, Act, Pray Pray Pray...)
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Be a great ASW platform.


7 posted on 11/19/2017 8:42:30 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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8 posted on 11/19/2017 8:42:49 AM PST by infool7 (Pray, Think, Pray, Act, Pray Pray Pray...)
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9 posted on 11/19/2017 8:45:50 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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It would have to be able to stay up in the air for that. It seems that they can’t leave these things out of the hanger for more than 48 hours without them blowing away.


10 posted on 11/19/2017 8:45:53 AM PST by infool7 (Pray, Think, Pray, Act, Pray Pray Pray...)
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11 posted on 11/19/2017 8:53:54 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: American in Israel

It looks like a big butt


12 posted on 11/19/2017 8:55:40 AM PST by digger48
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“broke free from its mooring mast, triggering a safety system which deflates the aircraft”

Sensationalist headline


13 posted on 11/19/2017 8:56:28 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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Amazon.com is said to be considering blimp/zeppelin “warehouses” in the sky.


14 posted on 11/19/2017 8:57:18 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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15 posted on 11/19/2017 8:57:24 AM PST by Vic S
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Airship Kardashian?


16 posted on 11/19/2017 8:58:16 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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You would have thought that happened with the Hindenburg


17 posted on 11/19/2017 9:03:25 AM PST by KosmicKitty (Waiting for inspiration)
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Sounds risky, I wonder what company would be willing to insure such a venture. I can hear the phone call now.

Amazon: We want to insure our inventory?

Potential Insurer: OK, what is the address of your warehouse?

Amazon: It’s going to be floating way up in the sky.

Potential Insurer: How close is the nearest fire department?

Amazon: It will vary with the prevailing winds.

Potential Insurer: You’re joking right.

Amazon: Nope.

Potential Insurer: Click... Ringtone.


18 posted on 11/19/2017 9:10:48 AM PST by infool7 (Pray, Think, Pray, Act, Pray Pray Pray...)
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Think of the liability when on eventually crashes. These are supposed to be near where people live since the drones will be delivering goods from them.

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/29/amazon-flying-warehouse-deploy-delivery-drones-patent.html
Amazon wins patent for a flying warehouse that will deploy drones to deliver parcels in minutes
Arjun Kharpal | @ArjunKharpal
Published 7:04 AM ET Thu, 29 Dec 2016


19 posted on 11/19/2017 9:13:55 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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Don't think I'd try to re-inflate with my bicycle pump, that would do wonders for the arms and back but seriously, how long do you want to be doing that?

20 posted on 11/19/2017 9:16:53 AM PST by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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