Should Airships Make a Comeback?

Will we see a new generation of airships roaming our skies? Head to to start building your own website for free. If you’re looking for a molecular modeling kit, try Snatoms – a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically – ▀▀▀ Thank you to Eli Dourado for letting us explore the argument he describes in his article: A huge thank you to Dan Grossman and Nick Allman for their time, help, and expertise. Also a massive thank you to those who helped us understand the world of modern airships, and provided valuable feedback - Prof. Barry Prentice, Gennadiy Verba, Prof. Christoph Pflaum, Heather Roszczyk, Dr. Casey Handmer, Richard Van Trueren, & Thibault Proux. We are also grateful for the collaboration of the companies who are working hard to make this comeback happen - Atlas LTA, Buoyant Aircraft Systems International, Hybrid Air Vehicles, LTA Research, & Flying Whales. ▀▀▀ References: How Airships Could Overcome a Century of Failure, Bloomberg Originals via YouTube - Why the Airship May Be the Future of Air Travel, Undecided with Matt Ferrell via YouTube - Airship, Wikipedia - Handmer, C. (2020). A quick note on airships. Casey Handmer’s Blog - UNCTAD (2020). Review of Maritime Transport 2020 - National Transportation Research Center (2023). Freight Analysis Framework Version 5 (FAF5) - Hybrid Air Vehicles (2023). HAV - LTA Research (2023). Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research - OceanSkyCruises (2023). North Pole Expedition - OceanSkyCruises - Flying Whales (2023). Flying Whales - Buoyant Aircraft Systems International (2023). BASI - Atlas LTA (2023). Atlas Electric Airships | Atlas LTA Airships - Prentice, B. (2021). Hydrogen gas-fuelled airships could spur development in remote communities. The Conversation - Grossman, D. (2009). The Hindenburg Disaster. Airships - Hindenburg Disaster, Wikipedia - What happened to the Hindenburg?, Jared Owen via Youtube - National Museum of the U.S. Navy. USS Akron (ZRS-4) - USS Akron, Wikipedia - ▀▀▀ Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Adam Foreman, Amadeo Bee, Anton Ragin, Balkrishna Heroor, Benedikt Heinen, Bernard McGee, Bill Linder, Burt Humburg, Dave Kircher, Diffbot, Evgeny Skvortsov, Gnare, Jesse Brandsoy, John H. Austin, Jr., john kiehl, Josh Hibschman, Juan Benet, KeyWestr, Lee Redden, Marinus Kuivenhoven, Mario Bottion, MaxPal, Meekay, meg noah, Michael Krugman, Orlando Bassotto, Paul Peijzel, Richard Sundvall, Sam Lutfi, Stephen Wilcox, Tj Steyn, TTST, Ubiquity Ventures ▀▀▀ Written by Casper Mebius & Derek Muller Directed by Casper Mebius Edited by Jack Saxon Filmed by Derek Muller, Jamie MacLeod, Han Evans, & Raquel Nuno Animation by Mike Radjabov & Fabio Albertelli Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images, Pond5, & Envato Elements Music from Epidemic Sound & Pond5 Produced by Casper Mebius, Derek Muller, & Han Evans More footage & photos from: Thermite Rail Welding video by dulevoz via YouTube - O’Rourke, T. (2016). Chronicle Covers: When the Hindenburg burst into flames. San Francisco Chronicle - Wind turbine blade transport video by DOLL Fahrzeugbau via YouTube - Wind turbine blade transport through mountains video by CGTN via Youtube - Former Airship Hangar by Stefan Kühn -