anwi wrote:Well, I haven't read any convincing arguments as to why the EoC should go down that route now or in the near future.
Dilandu wrote:There was a lot of them.
anwi wrote:For a start, they probably still haven't officially discovered hydrogen. If they have, how to produce it in quantities without electricity?
Dilandu wrote:Simple chemistry. Sulfuric acid on iron filling.
anwi wrote:If you could do the latter, how to store it without large losses? Transport to the frontlines is an issue as well.
Dilandu wrote:Frontline gas generators, as in US Civil War in 1860th
anwi wrote:Finally, the Zeppelin or blimp type vessels discussed so far require quite some effort, although they might be viable with Safehold materials.
Dilandu wrote:Their cost would be mo more than 1/20-1/10 of KH's
AirTech wrote:You could of course skip the lot and start making Piper Cubs (the full drawing sets are available on the internet). (Next question is do you build E-2's, J-3's, L-4's, L-14's, L-18's, L-21's, U-7's, PA-11's,PA-18's or PA-19's (or TG-8's, or Cubby's) to start with....) A Cub is much harder to hit than a balloon and can carry serious teeth (3" rockets are nothing to laugh at).
And you are going to power it how?