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Cargo Airships Are Happening

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satisfice ◴[] No.41844466[source]
The article said nothing about weather hazards or the fact that it’s a big fat target for a war drone to bring down.

It’s not just an easy target to hit, it’s a symbolic target.

Airships were abandoned because very large objects falling out of the sky did not appeal to the public… and too many of them fell.

Extremely severe weather brings down relatively tough aircraft, but once on the ground or in hangars they are relatively safe. Airships are flying cheesepuffs.

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MitPitt ◴[] No.41844931[source]
> too many of them fell

How many of them fell? Tried searching this up and barely any fell. Very few deaths too.

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1. ben-schaaf ◴[] No.41845405[source]
A partial list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airship_accidents.

The list of Zepplins is also enlightening: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Zeppelins