xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart
Title text:
Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3298/
xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart
Title text:
Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.
Transcript:
Transcript will show once it’s been added to explainxkcd.com
Source: https://xkcd.com/3298/
Last month I went on a Zeppelin ride, there are some tasks that airships do well. Tourism tours, long term temporary monitoring, some specific geo surveys and advertising.
High altitude airostat balloons have also been considered as a superior alternative to satellites for some applications due to lower ping and greater resistance to solar activity. Unfortunately it turns out its also harder to make a long lasting high altitude balloon with consistent positioning than it is to launch something into space.
Wow, I’m envious!
There are still airships in operation? I thought it was blimps only
Yeah, though to be fair a blimp is a type of airship.
However, the Zeppelin I flew on and the Goodyear Blind are not blimps, they are derigibles.
Whoa. Good for you.
And for radio relays. Although that’s more of a balloon job.
Here are some pics:
https://lemmy.zip/post/69633471