Too cool. I’m terrible at all knots, even shoelaces. Mer is much more skilled. Maybe she’ll learn this one. There’s even jargon: bights and bitter ends. peace, mjh
The Forgotten Zeppelin Knot – Modern Homesteading – MOTHER EARTH NEWS
PHOTO 1 & 2: Place bights of the two lines together, one on top of the other, so that the bitter ends lead away in opposite directions on outboard sides of the bights. PHOTO 3 & 4: Pass each bitter end around its own bight and the other bight, lead them out opposite sides of the knot, and tighten it up.
The Forgotten Zeppelin Knot – Modern Homesteading – MOTHER EARTH NEWS
Airships are coming back (really!).
Massive NASA-funded airship prototype takes off for the first time | The Verge
Earlier this month, Aeroscraft — a 36,000-pound airship prototype — successfully lifted off for the first time at its California hangar. Funded by DARPA, NASA, and the US Department of Defense, the 230-foot long lighter-than-air vehicle’s frame is made of aluminum and carbon fiber, and is covered in a reflective Mylar skin. The Aeroscraft works by pressurizing helium — the blimp-like aircraft is less buoyant when the gas is condensed, but when the helium is released, it displaces the heavier air and lifts the Aeroscraft.
The Aeroscraft uses about one-third of the fuel of conventional aircraft, and because it can lift off and land vertically, it has no need for runways or ground personnel.
Massive NASA-funded airship prototype takes off for the first time | The Verge