Comments on: Blimps to Replace Aircraft for Freight Transport (at least) in Near Future, Leading Scientist Says http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/07/blimps-to-replace-aircraft-for-freight-transport-at-least-in-near-future-leading-scientist-says/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/07/blimps-to-replace-aircraft-for-freight-transport-at-least-in-near-future-leading-scientist-says/#comment-9685 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:51:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=12484#comment-9685 wow, wasn’t aware of that. interesting.

]]> By: Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/07/blimps-to-replace-aircraft-for-freight-transport-at-least-in-near-future-leading-scientist-says/#comment-9683 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:50:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=12484#comment-9683 interesting thoughts. i wonder as well now

]]> By: Frank Hanlan http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/07/blimps-to-replace-aircraft-for-freight-transport-at-least-in-near-future-leading-scientist-says/#comment-9681 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:03:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=12484#comment-9681 I don’t want to be negative but every time I think about the possibility of using blimps for hauling freight I think about their susceptibility to damage from wind, hail, lightning, etc. and the huge facilities needed to store/protect them. I also wonder how well they could function in northern climes during the winter.

]]> By: Seth http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/07/blimps-to-replace-aircraft-for-freight-transport-at-least-in-near-future-leading-scientist-says/#comment-9679 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:56:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=12484#comment-9679 That is odd isn’t it. I thought our Helium supplies where in danger of running out. I know it is the most stable gas to use for a blimp but we do not have infinite supply of the gas.

]]> By: Chris V http://cleantechnica.com/2010/07/07/blimps-to-replace-aircraft-for-freight-transport-at-least-in-near-future-leading-scientist-says/#comment-9678 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:12:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=12484#comment-9678 Helium is a limited resource. By some estimates we have a 25 year supply. That’s because helium is so light that it doesn’t stay in our atmosphere. What helium we find is where salt domes formed over granite. There is a limited number of places in the world where this occurred.

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/07/science-policy-gone-bad-may-mean-the-end-of-earths-helium.ars

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