https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/08/02/finally-the-return-of-the-zeppelin/ Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/08/02/finally-the-return-of-the-zeppelin/#comment-601548 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:59:36 +0000 https://gregladen.com/blog/?p=30099#comment-601548 I had an hour long ride in the Goodyear blimp once – back in the early 80s – when the crew were staying at the hotel I worked at. It was quite a lot of fun. Noisy as hell though. Yes they should be all electric – The weight difference might be significant – electric engines are much smaller and lighter, batteries and diesel (6.9 lb/US gallon) might cancel each other out

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