>>1059984>>1059986They made sense in the early days of flight. The first nonstop transcontinental flight was made by a zeppelin. But with them big airliners and the jet age they make little sense.
Keep in mind, a trip on a zeppelin cost a small fortune back in the day, it was much more expensive than taking a ship. Only very few rich people ever got to travel on regular zeppelin flights.
That being said, the Graf Zeppelin and the Hindenburg had excellent safety records. The Graf Zeppelin never had a significant accident, and the Hindenburg well, just that one, and most people survived somehow. Also it wouldn't have even happened if they had been able to fill it with helium like they initally wanted.
Nut yeah it's kinda sad that we'll never get to see an xboxhueg rigid airship irl, just faggy blimps.
