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| ==== Misconceptions ==== | ==== Misconceptions ==== | ||
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| + | There are a number of misconceptions we should address up front, most of which come from the poor performance of historical airships from the dawn of aviation when compared to modern aircraft, or from pop culture: | ||
| === Airships are unsafe === | === Airships are unsafe === | ||
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| Much in the same way we know that it is possible to build reliable, profitable high-speed rail, even if the concept of such a thing seems wildly out of reach to people in places where it doesn’t exist. | Much in the same way we know that it is possible to build reliable, profitable high-speed rail, even if the concept of such a thing seems wildly out of reach to people in places where it doesn’t exist. | ||
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| + | === Airships can't compete with other forms of transportation === | ||
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| + | This has some overlap with the Airship Niche section below, but | ||
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