Navy Sending MZ-3A Airship to Gulf for Cleanup Effort

Its about time we find a use for Zeps. Ever since I played Crimson Skies on my P.C., I have always longed to see and maybe one day be on a large blimp.

They should create a fleet of them, attach some of those flexible solar panels the he top and sides combined with a light engine to make some sort of hybrid Blimp that can float around for long periods of time and survey stuff.

12 hours may seem long, but when it has to be used mostly just getting to and from places such as the BP spill, it doesn't leave much in the way of actual time on location.

Maybe once they perfect and make efficient light weight solar cells that are flexible, they can slap some into the building materials along with a small gas engine and come up with a sort of super blimp.

I guess since weight is a major factor, having batteries would weigh alot, so maybe not. Hurry up technology lol :D

i'm all for airships, but why do they usually look like giant condoms.(airships are subject to whims of weather),not surprising they're effected so much by weather, when so un'aerodynamic; have people building airships never heard of the wing concept, they say it's quite aerodynamic;
have heard that vertical airships aren't subject to whim of weather as much;
have heard of another concept, that actually uses wind conditions, for maneuverability & speed, i think they call them yachts.
so enough of the early 1900's airships, after all this is supposed to be 21st century

This puts the most helium behind the smallest drag profile possible, and with the least weight to the frame because of the low surface area and lack of complicated jointing areas, meaning the overall size can be smaller. That's really all there is to it. It makes a lot of practical sense.

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