I find this super relaxing to watch, maybe just because of the music. Because if the wind came up while on a river cruise in one of these manned condoms, it would be a bad time. Probably extremely effective STOL capability though, on a dead calm day.



Turns out, Youtube goes deep on this stuff. Why am I watching this? Maybe because I don't fly anymore.

They’re not winning any speed contests...

We need to get your Pacer back together...

Brian


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I'm thinking that hitting that gravel bar at helicopter speeds would be absolutely incredible. But then I get to wondering if I could handle the 4 weeks of travel time it might take me to get out to my favorite spots.

Wouldn't work in Wyoming....Takeoff from Cheyenne, and call for a pick up in North Platte Nebraska a few hrs later.

The first one is a much smaller helium filled ship. The second is thermal. I've looked into them before, and the thermals ones are far too slow and hard to maneuver. Supposedly, they should be cheap to build, but it sounds like you need real Saran (PVDC) material for the envelope of the gas ships, but, last I checked, it was hard to find the stuff anymore, especially in the large sizes needed. If you used H instead of He, the envelope could be even smaller and you could very cheaply manufacture your own lifting gas. The only problem would be hangar size and the high winds we have here in the middle of the US. Supposedly, the most dangerous part of the Graf Zeppelin's round the world flight wasn't Siberia or the oceans, but the Rockies and Great Plains because of our winds and thunderstorm activity.