Return of the Airship?
A modern airship being built in Britain is getting read to take its first flight before long. Now, modern airships do exist, but they are usually small and are used for advertising and other specialized tasks. This airship, named the Airlander 10, is being designed to do a lot more than float above sporting events with a big logo on its side. It can transport cargo while using a lot less fuel than an airplane and land just about anywhere there is a big enough clearing to set down vertically–no runway needed. Versions of it might even carry passengers with a travel experience that is more like a cruiseship than airliner–think sightseeing more than getting from place A to place B.
Is this return of the airship? Well, maybe for some tasks. There’s still the problem of having to fill it with helium, which isn’t in great supply. I don’t expect airships to start filling the skies, but there might be some more big airships on the prowl one day.
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