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Airships may finally prove useful for transporting cargo

The problem of variable buoyancy is being overcome

by Santa Barbara
10 30, 2024
in Science & technology

IN 1783 THE Montgolfier brothers lofted a trio of farm animals over Versailles in a hot-air balloon, in what remains the most iconic demonstration of the power of lighter-than-air craft. Since then such vehicles have adapted to carry ever more—and ever more distinguished—passengers. But they have rarely been used to transport cargo.

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