Airship Hotel
Here is another one of great and amazing hotel, the “Airship Hotel”! This ship is an exceptional ones, since it doesn’t sail on water but air! Imagine cruising with airship hotel as famous as Queen Mary 2 with flight ceiling of up to 12.000 feet! What an awesome experience.
This Airship hotel is still under construction, and expected to be finish by the year of 2010. It is 14 million cubic feet of helium hoist only two thirds of the craft’s weight.
“The rigid and surprisingly aerodynamic body—driven by huge rearward propellers—generates enough additional lift to keep the behemoth and its 400-ton payload aloft while cruising. During takeoff and landing, six turbofan jet engines push the ship up or ease its descent.”
“The craft would have a range of several thousand miles and, with an estimated top speed of 174 mph, could traverse the continental U.S. in about 18 hours. During the flight, passengers would peer at national landmarks just 8,000 feet below or, if they weren’t captivated by the view, the cavernous interior would easily accommodate such amenities as luxury staterooms, restaurants, even a casino.”
+ FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS:
Aeroscraft
Purpose: Long-range travel for passengers who are more concerned with the journey than the destination
Dimensions (feet): 165 h x 244 w x 647 l
Max Speed: 174 mph
Range: 6,000 miles
Capacity: 250 passengers
via: Popsci
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