Airships for construction have failed before. Could they take off this time?
27 November 2024
A new generation of companies are hoping to bring airships to the construction industry to use as both floating cranes and cargo carriers. It’s a good idea on paper, but will it fly? Lucy Barnard finds out.
Image: Flying Whales
Imagine a future where rather than assembling crawler cranes on a construction site, loads could be lifted by a hook in the sky set to whatever height was required. Where rather than trucking prefab buildings and heavy supplies to site, they could be lifted serenely by air and gently set…
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