Why The Airship Was A Design Disaster - Cheddar Explains

Airships were once believed to be the future of human flight. Even with competition from airplanes, airships remained the preferred form of air travel up until the early 1940s. So why did they fall out of favor so quickly and which flaws ultimately made them a design disaster?

Further Reading:

Empires of the Sky by Alexander Rose


BBC


History.com


Zeppelin History


National Balloon Museum


Foreign Policy


Smithsonian


Popular Mechanics


Air and Space


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