X-Message-Number: 14168 References: <> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:26:31 +0100 From: "Joseph Kehoe" <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #14159 - #14167 >Look at countries with potential wealth and transport problems today to see >where >to invest in the long term. > >Well, there may be too supersonic transports or suborbital one, but neither >will >have as much economical impact as the big ecranoplanes. > >Yvan Bozzonetti. Why not Airships. Safety concerns are no longer an issue. They are safer than planes- happen to be one of the most efficient forms of transport available. Ecologically very friendly. Can move vast amounts of material/people. Can land anywhere(VTOL)! They should also be much cheaper to produce. They will be slower but if they can set you down directly in a city centre they can still be quicker than flying to an airport outside the city and transferring by train/car - and offer better levels of comfort - like a flying cruise liner! Uses: Heavy material transport - floating crane People transport Holiday cruises A ship can only hug the coast but an airship can take you anywhere - into jungle in comfort - over the Rockies/Arctic - up the Nile and stop beside the Pyramids etc. There are two companies (that I know of) involved in producing airships at the moment but the seem to be fairly conservative in their designs. I would say long term that Airships will be big! Joseph. ---------------------------------------------- Joseph Kehoe, MSc Raven Internet Technologies Ltd. ph: +353 503 52450 www.raven.ie Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14168