Comments on: AIRCRUISE: A Fuel Cell Powered Zero Emissions Luxury Airship

By: manny

manny — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:32:47 +0000

Hope this dream turns into reality…..looks impressive!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:11:09 +0000

Yes, perhaps less than likely, given it’s not aerodynamic in any way and has no propulsion system. Still, we can but dream. If they do come up with something that works, I’d happily take a 37 hour flight to New York over a plane if it were zero carbon.

By: davidwayneosedach

davidwayneosedach — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:39:14 +0000

What a beautiful ship! It would fit in perfect here in San Diego bay! I hope it materializes.

By: Androo

Androo — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:33 +0000

This is utterly goofy.

The only take away from this should be an inspirational “maybe that’s possible,” but there should be no mistaking this as engineering. It is a branding exercise, undoubtedly designed by an architect who decided that he needed an “iconic shape” for the “next generation of travel.”

Airships offer very real potential for low-carbon transportation in the immediate future, but not when no effort is put into aerodynamics, controls, propulsion, structure, or operational logistics.

Dismiss this as a branding exercise and be done with it.

By: Airships

Airships — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:43:02 +0000

How about a reality check:

http://www.airships.net/blog/hydrogen-airship-nonsense

By: seamusdubh

seamusdubh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:39:22 +0000

OK, I’ve been all over this posting from many different angles. Several different site postings, the Seymourpowell site, and videos for the craft. Now I see that it is capable of speeds of 90 mph and transatlantic flight. I have one really big question.
What drives the damn thing. Is it a ducted fan/ propeller system, electrostatic, what?
It’s the size of a small skyscraper. Like the Hindenburg standing on its end and that had 4 decent size engine pods on it for the same speed.