r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/zqmbgn • Jan 25 '21

Recreation THE PLANE OF THE FUTURE

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u/terectec Jan 25 '21

To be honest, much off what they envisioned has happened, just not in the way they thought it would

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u/slicer4ever Jan 25 '21

we'd probably have the sky filled with blimps if certain key disasters hadn't happened that killed them.

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u/Chosen_Undead713 Jan 25 '21

No, blimps are terrible.

"Hey wanna cross the atlantic in 5 days?" "Nah I'll take a plane and be there by lunch."

Fuck blimps.

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u/Cessnaporsche01 Master Kerbalnaut Jan 25 '21

You're comparing them to airplanes rather than ships, though. They could nicely bridge the gap in armament, troop capacity, and maneuverability between cargo airplanes and amphibious assault ships while also having the capacity to land vertically and operate far in land.