Daily Memo: Don’t Expect A Large Airship In The Foreseeable Future

Flying Whales LCA60T
Credit: Flying Whales
Promoters of the return of airships, with the promise of relatively low operating costs for a large vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, have been touting the concept for a quarter century. A recent program on Radio France questioned public funding for the Flying Whales’ LCA60T cargo airship...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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