Comment Re:airships (Score 1) 238
aircraft carrier blimps defending america
Hardly the most robust weapons platform - it would be a sitting duck for modern fighters with Air-to-Air missiles. Then again seaborne aircraft carriers are almost as vulnerable to enemy aircraft.
airborne freight for go-anywhere delivery of parcels at a fraction of the cost of other courier systems
I remember reading about plans to do just this - use airships for air freight transport. It was estimated that a reasonable size airship could carry more than a 747. Of course speed might be a problem.
