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Thank you to Eli Dourado for letting us explore the argument he describes in his article: https://ve42.co/Dourado

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.


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References:

How Airships Could Overcome a Century of Failure, Bloomberg Originals via YouTube https://ve42.co/AirshipsCoF

Why the Airship May Be the Future of Air Travel, Undecided with Matt Ferrell via YouTube https://ve42.co/FutureAirships

Airship, Wikipedia https://ve42.co/AirshipWiki

Handmer, C. (2020). A quick note on airships. Casey Handmer’s Blog https://ve42.co/Handmer2020

UNCTAD (2020). Review of Maritime Transport 2020 https://ve42.co/RMT2020

National Transportation Research Center (2023). Freight Analysis Framework Version 5 (FAF5) https://ve42.co/FAF5

Hybrid Air Vehicles (2023). HAV https://ve42.co/HAV

LTA Research (2023). Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research https://ve42.co/LTAResearch

OceanSkyCruises (2023). North Pole Expedition OceanSkyCruises https://ve42.co/NPExpedition

Flying Whales (2023). Flying Whales https://ve42.co/FlyingWhales

Buoyant Aircraft Systems International (2023). BASI https://ve42.co/BASI

Atlas LTA (2023). Atlas Electric Airships | Atlas LTA Airships https://ve42.co/AtlasLTA

Prentice, B. (2021). Hydrogen gasfuelled airships could spur development in remote communities. The Conversation https://ve42.co/HydrogenAirships

Grossman, D. (2009). The Hindenburg Disaster. Airships https://ve42.co/Hindenburg1

Hindenburg Disaster, Wikipedia https://ve42.co/HindenburgWiki

What happened to the Hindenburg?, Jared Owen via Youtube https://ve42.co/Owen2019

National Museum of the U.S. Navy. USS Akron (ZRS4) https://ve42.co/USSAkron

USS Akron, Wikipedia https://ve42.co/USSAkronWiki


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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

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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


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Thermite Rail Welding video by dulevoz via YouTube    • Rails thermite welding  Eruptions, m...  

O’Rourke, T. (2016). Chronicle Covers: When the Hindenburg burst into flames. San Francisco Chronicle https://ve42.co/Hindenburg2

Wind turbine blade transport video by DOLL Fahrzeugbau via YouTube    • DOLL Wind Blade Transportation – With...  

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Former Airship Hangar by Stefan Kühn https://ve42.co/Aerium