> The problem with lighter than air is that the wind farms tend to be in places with, well, a lot of wind.
On the other hand, an airship doubles as a crane, so there would be no need to truck it from the airfield and then crane it into place. You can deliver it directly to the rotor hub.
Countering the wind with computer-controlled thrusters would seem to be the way to go. Also, there is a large tower already there that you could use as a stabilising mast.
> What’s the solution? A Colorado-based energy startup named Radia has an idea. It’s developing the biggest aircraft in aviation history.
It is of course, not the biggest aircraft in aviation history — that honour belongs to the two Hindenburg-class airships, LZ 129 Hindenburg and LZ 130 Graf Zeppelin.
It's also shorter than the SpaceX Starship + Super Heavy combo is tall, (356 vs 397 ft), so it wouldn't even be the largest current aircraft. (Arguably a rocket isn't an aircraft, but Starship has large flaps, and Super Heavy has grid fins, so I think they count.)
It can safely claim the title of longest airplane. I don't understand why companies and media agencies feel the need to overclaim.
Biggest aircraft really is a fuzzy thing.
What is big? The StratoLaunch, the Hughes H4 and the An-225 have a bigger wingspan. The Beluga Xl, the DreamLifter and the AN-225 have a bigger lift capacity.
What is an aircraft? As you mentioned airships and the Starship + Super Heavy both outclass it.
There is no shame in claiming longest plane or largest internal volume plane instead of biggest aircraft.
The NSW government controls the number of taxis and set the fares. I have some sympathy for the drivers, but if anyone should be compensating them it's the government, not Uber.
I was once standing at a bus stop when I heard the sound of a large radial engine. Looked up to see a Lockheed Constellation flying overhead! Not a single other person standing at the bus stop or walking past looked up.
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On the other hand, an airship doubles as a crane, so there would be no need to truck it from the airfield and then crane it into place. You can deliver it directly to the rotor hub.
Countering the wind with computer-controlled thrusters would seem to be the way to go. Also, there is a large tower already there that you could use as a stabilising mast.
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