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Originally Posted by cosmicfish
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Meanwhile, Zeppelin's could have a place in Morrow project...
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Yes... burning on the ground, like ALL Zeppelins!!
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Lets put it like this...
Zeppelins and blimps offer unique advantages such as:
+Flying crane. These can be extremely valuable during the reconstruction process as regular cranes that are still functional are likely to be extremely rare. And with the infrastructure in shambles (at least in the first few years of the project) moving the cranes from one location to another will be extremely difficult. Besides, there are places where a Zeppelin/blimp or an helicopter are the only means of bringing a crane for construction work.
+Cargo transport. Even now blimps are cheaper than airplanes for cargo transport although they are slower. Unless speed is REALLY important blimps can compete with other aircraft particularly due to my next point...
+Like helicopters the airfield requirements are less strict than with airplanes.
+Although helicopters are able to compete with lighter-than-air-craft they use much more fuel and can't carry as much cargo.
In combat helicopters and planes are superior but for civilian, and particularly construction, work lighter-than-air-craft are great.
And you don't need to fill them with hydrogen if you are afraid of explosions.