Press Airships were thought to be the future of commercial aviation until the Hindenburg disaster. But could they be making a comeback?
The airship’s story begins in France, following the invention of the hot air balloon in 1783. Inspired by the creation, French engineer Jean Baptiste Meusnier designed an elaborate dirigible with an 84-meter-long elliptical balloon powered by three propellers, featuring a boat-like basket attached to the balloon by ropes.
Source: The History of Airships in Commercial Aviation – Air Charter Service
