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AnnaAnthro<p>‘The flying bum’: can a UK firm making huge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> finally get off the ground? </p><p>“The European airline Air Nostrum has said it will buy 20 to carry passengers between Mediterranean islands. </p><p>The luxury tour company Grands Espaces wants it to take passengers over the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a>. </p><p>HAV has also looked at replacing ferries in the Scottish Highlands and across the Irish Sea between Belfast &amp; Liverpool.”</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>‘The flying bum’: can a UK firm making huge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> finally get off the ground? - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav</span></a> "more spacious seats for passengers, while luxury tourists will each have double bedrooms. Freight shipping is even more promising" delightfully bonkers</p>
FunHouse Radio<p>"It’s a dreary day in Bedford, but on a flight simulator the skies above San Francisco airport are blue and the wind is low. That is a good thing, because there is an amateur at the joystick of the world’s biggest aircraft." <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/offbeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offbeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/odd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>odd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>this is the sort of innovation we need, but also "big butts!" </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HAV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Airlander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airlander</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>"I Like Big Butts And I Cannot Lie" </p><p>Seriously though, we need these things to bring down aircraft emissions. </p><p>Also it's the 21 Century and we need more large things in the sky, advertising 'a new life, Offworld'</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">feb/24/the-flying-bum-uk-firm-airships-airlander-hav</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Airlander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airlander</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airships</span></a></p>
timi<p>Ancient Sky Demo available now !<br>Download on itch CLICK HERE: <br>--------------------------------------<br><a href="https://timi707.itch.io/ancient-sky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">timi707.itch.io/ancient-sky</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>--------------------------------------<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ue5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ue5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/solodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solodev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/madewithunreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madewithunreal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a></p>
timi<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGbzziN1wpA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ZGbzziN1wp</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p>heres a slightly longer and higher quality version of the demo gameplay video I posted yesterday, I'll link the demo download link tomorroww 😌 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/screenshotSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>screenshotSaturday</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ue5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ue5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/solodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solodev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/madewithunreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madewithunreal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a></p>
timi<p>Ancient Sky Demo will be released this weekend !! <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ue5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ue5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/solodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solodev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/madewithunreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madewithunreal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a></p>
Kenneth<p>Hold up... Has the modern aviation industry metric of "Hull losses per 100,000 flight departures" ever been applied to the airship era?</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/anachronistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anachronistic</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p>In a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BackToTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackToTheFuture</span></a> news story, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> were the only mode of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/airtravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airtravel</span></a> prior to the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WrightBrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WrightBrothers</span></a>. Now <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/fuelcells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuelcells</span></a> will take <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AirshipOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirshipOne</span></a> around the world without a drop of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> or an airport needed to take-off or land! <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newatlas.com/aircraft/solar-powered-airship-one/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newatlas.com/aircraft/solar-po</span><span class="invisible">wered-airship-one/</span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>This is a fascinating video explaining why several companies are currently developing airships. Something nobody dared after the Nuremberg disaster.</p><p>Why are they doing it nevertheless?</p><p>- Faster than ships<br>- Cheaper than planes<br>- 90% or more reduction of emissions<br>- 500.000 kg of goods at 90km per hour<br>- Huge commercial opportunity<br>- Getting to where no trucks or boats can come<br>- Transporting large objects</p><p>Airships can become the Trucks of the Sky. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.deluma.biz/@dogzilla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dogzilla</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AirShips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirShips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a></p>
Matt Ferrell<p>What are your thoughts on Airships?</p><p>Check out our video on it, here: <a href="https://youtu.be/YlFVJuME_wE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/YlFVJuME_wE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Or check out the page on our website, here: <a href="https://undecidedmf.com/are-airships-finally-making-their-comeback/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">undecidedmf.com/are-airships-f</span><span class="invisible">inally-making-their-comeback/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blimp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Undecidedmf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Undecidedmf</span></a></p>
Tinker ☀️<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/thicc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thicc</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/lewd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lewd</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/nsfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nsfw</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a></p>
Elan Head<p>Back in the 1920s, my great-great grandfather was a railway supply tycoon who became passionately interested in rigid <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a>. He facilitated the joint venture between Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber and the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Zeppelin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zeppelin</span></a> Company and served as director of Goodyear-Zeppelin. For the U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center's thought leadership series on advanced air mobility, I revisited this family history in the context of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AAM</span></a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOQXRQkjAgY&amp;t=1521s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=fOQXRQkjAg</span><span class="invisible">Y&amp;t=1521s</span></a></p>
Frederic Jacobs<p>In any case, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> are going to continue to fascinate future generations. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Friedrichshafen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Friedrichshafen</span></a>, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZeppelinMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZeppelinMuseum</span></a> and this Zeppelin-themed playground are keeping the dream alive.</p>
Frederic Jacobs<p>Spent the day in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Friedrichshafen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Friedrichshafen</span></a> learning things about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a>, they have been such a source of fascination for me, especially when thinking about a greener path for aviation.</p><p>It's hard to grasp how large they were and the comfort of travel that they allowed.</p><p>I also had no idea that Z(eppelin)F, the car transmission company, originated as building the transmission for the Zeppelins 😧</p><p>Airships best days are now well past us ...</p>
stux⚡<p>Should <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airships</span></a> Make a Comeback?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjBgEkbnX2I" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=ZjBgEkbnX2</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p>
Jo Rhodes<p>Blimey... Just finished reading <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TheMinistryForTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMinistryForTheFuture</span></a> a strangely positive book in spite of many grim examples of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> incidents. First chapter describing a <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Heatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heatwave</span></a> incident in <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> is extraordinary.. sadly suspect we'll be seeing similar heat related stories and deaths in the real world soon. <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airships</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CarbonCoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonCoins</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>What if our Timeline were the only one without <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airships</span></a>?</p>
Rebecca Romney<p>Delighted by this 1909 proto-steampunk science fiction novella by Kipling, set in a dirigible-filled year 2000. </p><p>The binding design is spectacular, but what really does it for me are the FAKE ADS at the rear for sf tech and futuristic book titles.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/steampunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steampunk</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookhistory</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/bookdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookdesign</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/coverdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coverdesign</span></a></p>
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