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Old 11-15-08, 06:27 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Oberon
Would be nice to think the age of the airship is coming back, but in todays 'want it all right now', sadly I suspect that is not the case.

Good to see though
A German company tried to revive them after reunification. they ended being bancrupt - not enough interest by industries to use them as air-based cranes (the original idea in modern time), and no sufficient interest to use them for private business in a profitable way.
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