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As dawn breaks over Silicon Valley, the world is getting its first look at Pathfinder 1, a prototype electric airship that its maker LTA Research hopes

The world’s largest aircraft breaks cover in Silicon Valley::As dawn breaks over Silicon Valley, the world is getting its first look at Pathfinder 1, a prototype electric airship that its maker LTA Research hopes

  • DrRatso@lemmy.mlEnglish
    81·
    1 year ago

    Afaik they want to use hydrogen, it is actually pretty safe with modern understanding, but regulations make it hard to pursue.

    • CarbonIceDragonEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      I think people that dismiss hydrogen airships as impossible to make safe because of the Hindenburg miss that planes of that era weren’t super safe either, but have been made quite safe today, and that planes are filled with large amounts of flammable fuel. I personally think we should give them another shot.

    • ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Right? I’m embarrassed that we still think hydrogen to be more dangerous than gasoline and other fossil fuels.

      I mean, hydrogen is dangerous, as are most things, but it likely won’t ever kill 5~10 million people per year from pollution alone.

      And regarding airships, hydrogen doesn’t just explode as some like to think, and won’t just plummet In case of fire if sealed in multiple metallic and flame resistant compartments like in modern airships, at least not without a freak accident.