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The Flying Luxury Hotel
This is not a Blimp. It's a sort of flying Queen Mary 2 that could change the way you think about air travel. It's the Aeroscraft, and when it's completed, it will ferry pampered passengers across continents and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in their well-appointed staterooms.
Unlike its dirigible ancestors, the Aeroscraft is not lighter than air. Its 14 million cubic feet of helium hoist only two thirds of the craft's weight.
5.9.2009 at 02:22pm - Comment by choralCan you imagine how it will reduce the traffic on the interstate roads and the pollution? This is a sad day for the auto industry but a very good one for the rest of us!
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