MORE random pics......

[pwd72s]

^^^I give up. WTF is that?

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

^^^I give up. WTF is that?

It looks like a vending machine for DVD's or CD's.

[pwd72s]

Forgot a pic...

[GH85Carrera]

[john70t]

Originally Posted by astrochex

It's a very efficient platform for moving lots of stuff through the air.

Oh the huge manatee!
HAV304 300ft-long 'airship' unveiled in Britain is world's longest aircraft | Daily Mail Online
It can stay in air for 3 weeks and will be vital to delivering humanitarian aid
Its funders have included the Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson
The aircraft, due to fly later this year, is 70 per cent more environmentally friendly than a cargo plane and doesn’t need a runway to take off
Speed: 92 mph (148 km/hr)
Payload capacity: 22,050 lbs (10,000 kg)

[GH85Carrera]

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by john70t

It can stay in air for 3 weeks and will be vital to delivering humanitarian aid.

Speed: 92 mph (148 km/hr)
Payload capacity: 22,050 lbs (10,000 kg)[/i]

A C-130 flies almost four times as fast with twice the payload.

[1979-930]

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[GH85Carrera]

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

A C-130 flies almost four times as fast with twice the payload.

But the Airlander crashes slower than a J3.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

A C-130 flies almost four times as fast with twice the payload.

And it can do it on a windy day.

[cashflyer]

Its funders have included the Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson

You mean THE Bruce Dickinson ???




Oh.. nevermind... it's this guy.

[john70t]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

And it can do it on a windy day.

(Here's an appetizer for you engineering nerds. You gotta cook the main course. Go to work boys!)

Long balloons or long ships...
The problems of side-thrust affecting these lengthy shapes are the same.
So work with nature.
Not against it.
A sailboat does just that, almost directly into the wind.
Take opposing energy and put it to use.

[crustychief]

Originally Posted by john70t

(Here's an appetizer for you engineering nerds. You gotta cook the main course. Go to work boys!)

I'm loving it has a gererator.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by astrochex

Oops, here is a not random image.

[M.D. Holloway]

[Bugsinrugs]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by WPOZZZ

[dafischer]

Originally Posted by john70t

Oh the huge manatee!
HAV304 300ft-long 'airship' unveiled in Britain is world's longest aircraft | Daily Mail Online
It can stay in air for 3 weeks and will be vital to delivering humanitarian aid
Its funders have included the Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson
The aircraft, due to fly later this year, is 70 per cent more environmentally friendly than a cargo plane and doesn’t need a runway to take off
Speed: 92 mph (148 km/hr)
Payload capacity: 22,050 lbs (10,000 kg)

AKA the flying bum.