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Airships or Airboats?
Carn:
Balloon netting, that's an interesting idea. With the mobula though, there is the issue of weight distribution. Suddenly flying off of one side, well I guess it would depend on how heavy it could be. But would that be more like the air equivalent of a jet ski? Boats can carry jet skis, but they are still boats.
Koali:
Airship...
And airboat.
Carn:
You know what I mean Koali.
Daft Loon:
--- Quote from: Carn on July 16, 2015, 09:16:37 pm ---Balloon netting, that's an interesting idea. With the mobula though, there is the issue of weight distribution. Suddenly flying off of one side, well I guess it would depend on how heavy it could be. But would that be more like the air equivalent of a jet ski? Boats can carry jet skis, but they are still boats.
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That is a good point.
Parachute or jetpack ~ Life jacket
Powered glider ~ Jetski or inflatable lifeboat
Small plane or ???? ~ Proper lifeboat - how do i stop four ? from becoming ???? ?
Historically the main lines of classification were Airship, Balloon, Aerostat - Self propelled, Drifting or towed, tethered to the ground. With the addition of rigid and non rigid classifications. Even the maritime classifications have been a bit odd, submarines (some of which even carried planes) are boats and some very small yachts can carry a boat.
Lets derail the thread into talking about awesome miniature airboats though before i get too carried away with terminology.
How about a lifeboat sized craft kept inflated and tethered behind the balloon semi-rigidly, starting to wonder what for though - it would have to be capable of long distance flight to be worth more than a parachute in an emergency. I think a normal lifeboat (possibly with a parachute) is looking less like a smartass workaround and more like a useful thing to have on any airship that crosses oceans regularly.
Carn:
Hmmm, or a life boat, with a rapidly inflatable balloon, and a small crank engine. Also all submarines are boats, simply because they can't carry a boat on them. I've toured the inside of a sub. Very little room in there for crew, let alone another vessel. Inflatable life rafts don't count, as they are rafts.
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