Waldo Jaquith on Nostr: I didn't appreciate that zeppelins carried passengers within their envelope—I ...
I didn't appreciate that zeppelins carried passengers within their envelope—I figured everybody went in the gondola, and thought they just couldn’t carry many people. But, no, the gondola was just for the pilot. This setup reduced drag and could carry nearly 100 people at about 80 mph.
Bring back airships! They're as fast as U.S. trains, but don't require tracks, and are really efficient means of travel.
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