animation of dirigible for LocomoSky (video 2)

[lostalex77]

i love the word dirigible.

[rb7magnetico]

looks like a waste of an investment. It needs better tech to carry bigger payloads. It needs more R&D.

[hispanicuscorpus]

Idea: Structure 300 meter across, surround by Helium Sphere( build with Kevlar, cover in solar panel) 2000 meter across. Raise into a high orbits,(60 mile high) start rocket to get the vehicle in orbit, auxiliary Ion engines to navigate in Space. where are the engineer, science nerd that could tell me why this in theory cannot work?

[KingKrabb999]

It's got a smiley face on the bottom of it!!! See it????????

[savoyk1]

This is actually quite brilliant. If they can get the mechanics of buoyancy to magically work better than the dirigibles then they will have something. Maybe technology will allow us to build an airframe light enough and strong enough to let this be possible. Lockheed has been working on this for a while now. Don't scoff. If I were you I would find a good company and invest in it now.

[coldfarted]

In the year 2064 Skynet looks on you tube and finds this design and builds it and sends it back to the past to collect all the liquid nitrogen in the world so it's liquid metal terminator won't get frozen and break into a million tiny pieces.

[coldfarted]

Why do you have that kind of cargo loading system which would require heavy cables and winches and add tons of weight when you can just use a drop ramp door?

[coldfarted]

Is this the terminators personal airship?

[smeagle9999]

to use that much material to build and that much helium I hope it can carry more than 2 trucks..... because thats retarded

[bujoun76]

Mental Ray please!

[candr]

British experimented with a similar design in the late 60's and 70's for much the same thing. Never got to far with it. More of a money problem then it not working.

[vide0viwer]

This has been out matched by a million go look what aeros is building

[mybroisawizz]

Oh look, instead of a train carrying maybe 20 tanks of oil, we can have a giant ass balloon carry two on trucks :D!

[veganfemale]

The body shape could even work, especially if you give it toothed skin for microlift...

But you'll not go anywhere with this engine design;-))) You haven't considered the absolute enormous grip wind has on such a huge surface. I could think of an engine design for this, but I'm not telling.

If you want something big with huge lifting capability, it may be better to think swarm of smaller, cylindracal devices linked by data and a sort of scaffolding or even wires. Would never touch ground....

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questions about psychology:

(1) Why do we love flying?

(2) Why do we want to design new airship in this "jet-age"?

(3) What is the enjoyment to fly airship as a pilot and as a passenger?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!!  :)

[Sonyoooo3]

Its taking to much space not for future ...

[Youscale]

Great. a zeppelin with a helium bag that would get the airplane to max pressure level within seconds, has an completeley non-aerodynamic shape WAY TO BIG in order to impress the people of how much tax money they have to pay for it!

[tock101]

This make comman sence. It can cut through all wind from any direction. If the codula was inside at the bottom, it would cut through all wind. 360 degree engines and solar powered. Just need fuel to get up there. Full 3 shift live in crew. Stand off radar giving it slow moving outside a hosslel country to days.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

use ion engines instead of fans.

[TheGlennmurray]

WTF

[tzero66]

It will probably end up crashing.

[asstreme2]

Hurr, I is a airship

[AlexanderSigal]

are they fast?

[tonyboysax]

lucky the wind was,ent blowing when it landed,

[clnmyjts]

you could operate it by solar power..Just stay above the clouds...LOL

[DjayJohn]

the bottom looks like a wii remote..

[asstreme2]

with a smiley face

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questions about psychology:

*Why do we love flying and being in the sky?

*Why do we always want to build new flying mechine?

*Why do we have better self-image if we are an aviation professional?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative idea and brainstorm!!! :)

[candr]

1. I believe its an image we have about being free to sail or drift in three directions, no boundaries, etc.

2. Because its achieveing that dream of #1, and the technology is allways being expanded. But then again you can say that with the creation of any new device.

3. Not certain you would, however I believe many people look to those as people that (again) can act out the dream, and they themselves as doing something that others might envy.

[svobobo]

It because flying is something we cannot naturally do. We can walk, we can swim in the water, but we cannot fly.

From air one also gets a different and broader view of the landscape which is something that human brain enjoys to see. That's rather primitive reaction which originates from the evolution. People like places from where they can see far away, because then they can spot the hostile neighbours earlier.

[WARFARENINJA]

SWEET

[88ABRAMS88]

LARGE

[transdrole]

And how do you stop idiots with rifles from swiss cheesing it.

[DevilMaster]

You shoot THEM first.

[squidvis]

So this is what skynet is!!!!

[candr]

Believe British came up with a similar design, but not so large in the 70's. mostly for transport to North Sea platforms. Actually got as far as a built concept machine.

[Mattsana]

lol what an ugly "little" thing haha

[Jeffrizzel]

Airships are the future!

[program63]

this idea will never take off, a concept like this would never get off the ground. and you two who are arguing down their, both sound like you are full of hot air

[pawnmaniak]

it would be possible to get it from the ground if the technology was further

[Piscivorus]

Actually, a craft this big could achieve lift just by raising the internal air temp by a few degrees. No need for H or He.

[rossviktor]

бред

[gareebee]

The important advantage of such an idea is extreme economy of operation. In fact, the first non-stop flight around the world was done in an airship. Add to this the technology of solar energy and it could be much cheaper still to operate. Sure, there are drawbacks, but the advantages warrant more research.

[ehswan]

I think, had we the imagination, we could have cities in the sky! LIFE IS A JOURNEY, ENJOY THE RIDE.

[trakkaton]

What if it gets into heavy winds? Hailstorms? Snow? Thunderstorms? Icing? List goes on...

[cadian14758]

in the first shot it was above the coulds

[trakkaton]

Whatever.

What if it gets into heavy winds? Hailstorms? Snow? Thunderstorms? Icing?

[cadian14758]

what happens when i plane goes into those weathers?

[trakkaton]

For example: It suffers from severe turbulences.

However, a plane has a much higher speed, better cw value, better mass-surface ratio, stronger engines, firmer structure, stronger shell, better navigation, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

[cadian14758]

you never know with technology how they would be abke to combat these.

[trakkaton]

Yeah, so your "answer" to the question with which technology they are supposed to overcome these significant problems is "with some technology"?

You seem to be only joking with your pointless comments...

[cadian14758]

i mean that they wouldnt build something like that and not take into account weather like that, they wouldnt send it up into the air and realise 'oh shit if it rains it will crash' -_- use common sense. it would probably fly above the clouds.

[trakkaton]

1. You know NOTHING about technology.

2. "fly above the clouds" - clouds vary extremly in their height. Learn some basic facts about weather.

3. The higher a construction like this flys, the less uplift it has (due to the lower density of the surrounding gas).

4. To fly above the clouds you'd first have to get there.

5. 'oh shit if it rains it will crash' - like the Osprey et al in sandy enviroment? You are really realy ignorant!

[cadian14758]

jesus christ, ITS A CONCEPT this means its not realy, and they will work out all the problems if, i emphasise if, they make it.

[trakkaton]

It's also "a concept" to fill pink elephants with helium.

So what?

Did I say it isn't a concept? Are you capable of reading? What is your point? I know it's not built yet, did I say anything to the contrary? If you don't have a clue how they will solve the problems I pointed out why don't you shut up?

Stop displaying your ignorance.

Start to read.

Answer questions.

Apply logic.

[cadian14758]

if i did know, i woudl be building aircraft for a living. how do you know that there arnt ways to solve these problems.

learn.

to.

use.

complete.

sentences.

XD

[trakkaton]

You're stupid & have too much time.

Stop pretending to have something to say.

[Tim27026]

Something that size should be able to carry more. if it can only handle 2 loads it is not officiant and will not make it anywhere. Blimps take a long time to get from place to place anyways.. Needs more speed, handle more loads and occupy less space

[mladen225]

It is is a good idea why don't they build it. It would be economical I'm secureten of it

[orientninjai]

aww com why it have to look like an ufo?

[Idjitz]

But why use the music from The Terminator? That would seem to evoke a fear and distrust of machines instead of the opposite.

[SyndiCossack]

Y'know what? This looks just like the mothership at the end of Close Encounters (just paint it in darker colors with some fiber-optic deals and that is exactly what you have).

Perhapse derigible experiments ammount for much of the UFO's we've seen?

[mrevainera]

Boludo contame como lo haces?? esta muy bueno, yo tengo el mismo programa y no se hacer un carajo!!! adios!

[BigBananaMan]

Nice job. Everybody thinks of the Hindenburg when they hear dirigible or blimp and think that they will never work. I'll bet if you did the math, a gigantic nuclear powered dirigible could be more efficient for shipping supplies. This could be even more useful for shipping to areas with poor road access such as deep forest logging or mountainous terrain.

[thedemond]

You just did an amazing job

[fraglemacmagle]

how did u do this