airships

by Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It's longer than three Boeing 737s. Someday it could carry up to five tons of cargo and float from San Francisco to Chicago.…

Lego's Super Mario playsets have been an excellent combination of Mushroom Kingdom magic and the high-quality building blocks, and to complete the look of your build, you can now add some familiar Koopalings to your diorama. Lego's next Super Mario expansion set will let you take to the skies (metaphorically) with Larry and Morton, as these two dastardly underlings of Bowser are piloting their signature airships. The expansion is available to preorder now at the Lego Store and Target for $80…

Simulated itinerary of a solar-powered airship in January (winter, blue line), April (spring – green), July (summer – orange) and October (fall – brown), between New York and London (left) and London to New York (right). The airship’s maximum altitude is 3020 meters. Credit: International Journal of Sustainable Energy (2023). DOI: 10.1080/14786451.2023.2189488 Flying is the most damaging mode of transportation for our…

The helium Airlander produces one tenth of harmful emissions pumped out by regular aircraft, according to its manufacturer. Spain's Air Nostrum has become the first airline to reserve 100-seat helium airships that emit just one tenth of harmful emissions produced by jet planes, their British manufacturer said Wednesday.…