Rigid body airships with frame constructed out of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer material
80 years ago, dirigibles transported 90 people and 10 tons of cargo for weeks at a time. Modern technological breakthroughs in computer controlled propulsion, material science, aerodynamic modeling, and energy conversion techniques opens up a new era in leisurely flying yachts, flying cruise ships, and floating transport. Amazing specific strength of composite materials allows large, very strong, and ultra light living quarters. A mobile home from conventional materials weighs around 6 tons. Recently tested 170 meter long airship prototype lifts about 66 tons. Private companies in collaboration with NASA and the military are developing dirigibles capable of substantially greater cargo loads.
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