http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2009/11/09/graf-zeppelin-u-s-postage-stamps/ Where Hunters Gather Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2009/11/09/graf-zeppelin-u-s-postage-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-177205 Derek Dahlsad Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:08:18 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/?p=9913#comment-177205 I totally agree - it seems like every year or so, Popular Mechanics has a cover story about how dirigibles are going to take over cargo duties or replace/supplement cruise ships, but nobody ever seems to get anywhere. I wonder if fear still has anything to do with it - Hindenburg and all - but when we've got huge helium deposits and plenty of open skies, it seems logical to use the technology. I totally agree – it seems like every year or so, Popular Mechanics has a cover story about how dirigibles are going to take over cargo duties or replace/supplement cruise ships, but nobody ever seems to get anywhere. I wonder if fear still has anything to do with it – Hindenburg and all – but when we’ve got huge helium deposits and plenty of open skies, it seems logical to use the technology.

]]> http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2009/11/09/graf-zeppelin-u-s-postage-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-177192 Mark Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/?p=9913#comment-177192 Airships should be having a revival, they must be more enviromentaly friendly than big airliners. Airships should be having a revival, they must be more enviromentaly friendly than big airliners.

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