Why Airships Might Make A Comeback

Blimps and airships might be relics of the past, but could they help save the future? Head to https://www.odoo.com/r/veritasium to start building your own website for free. If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – https://ve42.co/SnatomsV ▀▀▀ Thank you to Eli Dourado for letting us explore the argument he describes in his article: https://ve42.co/Dourado A huge thank you to Dan Grossman and Nick Allman for their time, help, and expertise. Also a massive thank you to those who helped us understand the world of modern airships, and provided valuable feedback - Prof. Barry Prentice, Gennadiy Verba, Prof. Christoph Pflaum, Heather Roszczyk, Dr. Casey Handmer, Richard Van Trueren, & Thibault Proux. We are also grateful for the collaboration of the companies who are working hard to make this comeback happen - Atlas LTA, Buoyant Aircraft Systems International, Hybrid Air Vehicles, LTA Research, & Flying Whales. ▀▀▀ References: How Airships Could Overcome a Century of Failure, Bloomberg Originals via YouTube - https://ve42.co/AirshipsCoF Why the Airship May Be the Future of Air Travel, Undecided with Matt Ferrell via YouTube - https://ve42.co/FutureAirships Airship, Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/AirshipWiki Handmer, C. (2020). A quick note on airships. Casey Handmer’s Blog - https://ve42.co/Handmer2020 UNCTAD (2020). Review of Maritime Transport 2020 - https://ve42.co/RMT2020 National Transportation Research Center (2023). Freight Analysis Framework Version 5 (FAF5) - https://ve42.co/FAF5 Hybrid Air Vehicles (2023). HAV - https://ve42.co/HAV LTA Research (2023). Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research - https://ve42.co/LTAResearch OceanSkyCruises (2023). North Pole Expedition - OceanSkyCruises - https://ve42.co/NPExpedition Flying Whales (2023). Flying Whales - https://ve42.co/FlyingWhales Buoyant Aircraft Systems International (2023). BASI - https://ve42.co/BASI