re: Semi-Buoyant Airships

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father earth — 4/11/2007 8:44:48 AM (archived)

I think some guy proposed a space vehicle which dropped from a balloon, and launched on a tangent, after reaching terminal velocity during the fall. He called it Falling into Space. Anybody remember?

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Zeppelins - Bowser - 4/9/2007 4:52:37 AM
- There may be millions of them in the future. - SDF - 4/10/2007 7:48:47 PM
  - Don't you think all that shade created will lead to global cooling and smaller crop yields? (n/t) - The Artist formerly know as Scott Evil - 4/11/2007 2:51:20 PM
  - Is that an inflated estimate? (n/t) - Colonel Blimp - 4/11/2007 12:36:05 PM
- Uncle HAD MEMENTO - carl - 4/9/2007 4:16:28 PM
  - Got any pictures? - TB - 4/9/2007 4:29:57 PM
    - re: Got any pictures? - Eric - 4/9/2007 5:48:43 PM
      - Granny called it "THE PIG" - carl - 4/9/2007 6:05:49 PM
    - re: Got any pictures? - carl - 4/9/2007 4:34:58 PM
- re: Zeppelins - TB - 4/9/2007 5:52:56 AM
  - re: Zeppelins - I know, but it's that 'hydrogen; factor... - Marcia - 4/9/2007 9:41:29 PM
    - Number one, new airships would use helium. - TB - 4/10/2007 2:02:31 AM
      - They had a lot of success with hydrogen. Didn't cause problems. - Bowser - 4/10/2007 2:37:53 AM
        
        I love these things. - TB - 4/10/2007 5:12:49 AM
        
        Zeppelin cruise ships - dtb - 4/10/2007 5:55:28 PM
        
        May be a large niche for them someday. - Bowser - 4/10/2007 5:21:12 PM
        
        re: I love these things. - Doug Ellison - 4/10/2007 11:43:36 AM
        
        Semi-Buoyant Airships - Peter Bruener - 4/10/2007 8:33:53 AM
        
        From what I've read, the concept has a lot of potential. - TB - 4/11/2007 8:56:31 PM
        
        re: Semi-Buoyant Airships - father earth - 4/11/2007 8:44:48 AM
        
        Uh oh... (n/t) - TB - 4/11/2007 8:55:20 PM
        
        If not for WWII and the Hindenberg... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/10/2007 5:00:47 AM
    - re: Zeppelins - Make that...Unpredictable... - Marcia - 4/9/2007 10:14:06 PM
      - The Empire State Building and zepplins - . - 4/10/2007 3:07:40 PM
        
        EMPIRE Strikes BACK - carl - 4/10/2007 5:06:20 PM
        
        Zeppelin Airship Expedition Will Survey Sea Ice In The Arctic - . - 4/16/2007 2:09:17 PM

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