
Too pretty to miss. I still think, thunderstorms or no thunderstorms, this thing would be a lot more fun to travel in than any cruise ship or jetliner–unless you were in a hurry, of course. But, still….

Too pretty to miss. I still think, thunderstorms or no thunderstorms, this thing would be a lot more fun to travel in than any cruise ship or jetliner–unless you were in a hurry, of course. But, still….
Fifty-three hundred square feet cruising at 130 mph up to 12,000 feet high, the Aeroscraft, a whale-shaped helium airship, is a long way from the explosive Hindenberg. Now, with Defense Advanced Research Project Agency funding for a militarily-useful version, Aeroscraft may finally get off the ground. Sure would be a lot more comfortable than the faster but cramped aluminum sausage.