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Wouldn't that be like a train? Maybe cheaper. A long cable would weigh a lot?


Yes kind of like a train but without disrupting the land below so much. Maybe much faster to install too.


> Yes kind of like a train but without disrupting the land below so much.

...or the ocean below. If the blimps can be grounded to ships, the ocean floor or don't need grounding, this could be a realistic way of building bridges across the oceans.


A movable bridge which hangs in the air :-)




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