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Who the hell wants a 2-day ride to London?
Archer apparently got the math on that right too, in 2010. New York to London is about 3500 miles, which would take about 47 hours at the top speed of 75 mph.
I can't believe they actually got enough money to build this thing. It's like a vaporware project that somehow made it.
The market for this must be literally dozens of people.
Honestly? I would love to take a 2-day trip to London on an airship. That sounds like a great adventure. You're not on a ship, so you don't get seasick, and you're not on a plane, so there's plenty of room to move around.
i bet they would milk the available space for every inch like they do on planes lol
They won't if they want to keep any benefit compared to airplanes
what are the benefits?
IIRC blimps are hard to work with
What's the benefit of a cruise ship when planes are so much faster?
Its not always about purely practical concerns
The benefit of a cruise ship is that you can fit a massive hotel, shopping mall, resort and maybe even theme park rides on it.