Airships' comeback is more than hot air

From: The Independent - London | Date: August 28, 1996| Author: Christian Wolmar | Copyright information

The airship is making one of its regular comebacks but this time, supporters say, it is here to stay. The Zeppelin company, based in Friederichshafen, Germany, is making a prototype of a new generation of airships which it hopes to have in full production by the end of 1998.

The new craft, the size of a Boeing 747, will be able to travel at 140kph and stay in the air for up to three-and-a-half days. It will be used for tourist trips and possibly for surveillance operations, where its a...

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