With ECAT's just plain old hot air balloons have infinite endurance.
From: David Roberson [mailto:dlrober...@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2014 3:44 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC? Goodyear blimps to be replaced with zeppelins Hey, if they really want to make a light ship, then figure a way to enclose a vacuum. With material science advancing at the rate that it is that might actually become feasible one day. Another idea would be to come up with a way to thermally insulate the container to a super degree and then heat the gas inside to a high temperature to supply the pressure needed to keep the container from crushing. :-) Dave -----Original Message----- From: Chris Zell <chrisz...@wetmtv.com> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Thu, Jan 2, 2014 4:56 pm Subject: RE: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC? Goodyear blimps to be replaced with zeppelins Saying "except for the explosion" is rather Pythonesque. Hopefully, they have enough helium. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com