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Old 04-30-2016, 05:04 PM   #11 (permalink)
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http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/airlander-10-largest-aircraft-airship-details-test-flight/

I don't know if you've followed the progression over the years, but the original 'deltoid pumpkinseed' (much like the 2013 CUER shape) progressed to a catamaran blimp configuration, the a trimaran; now the two outer hulls are enveloping the middle one.

Pneumatic walls inherently want to meet at a 120° angle. That's going to be low interference drag, right?

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