http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/0,1 ... 51,00.html
LUFTSCHIFF-HOTEL
Weißer Wal für Luxustouristen
Von Antje Blinda
Langsam über Dschungel und Palmenstrände schweben - und dabei einen Cocktail oder ein Nickerchen genießen: Ein französischer Designer hat ein Luftschiff-Hotel für Luxustouristen entworfen - und das ausgerechnet in Form eines großen, weißen Meeressäugers. ...
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Luftschiff "Manned Cloud"
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Dieser Weiße Wal hat es sogar schon bis nach Australien geschafft 
Quelle: Sunday Herald Sun, Australien
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 63,00.html
February 03, 2008 12:00am
Super-airship will float you around the world
WITH its fins and whale-like shape, it resembles Thunderbird 2 from the famous children's TV program.
But, unlike the huge rescue rocket in the puppet series, this gigantic airship will not be blasting off to an emergency.
Instead, its designers say it will gently lift 40 passengers into the sky for a serene cruise of the world.
According to its designers, the floating hotel called the Manned Cloud will be capable of circling the globe in a few days.
Twenty bedrooms will provide extraordinary views as the airship cruises at a height of 18,000ft.
There will be a restaurant, library, lounge and gym on the first deck and the second deck will house 20 guest rooms, terraces with panoramic windows, a spa and bar.
The airship will be powered by a giant rear propeller and two more engines pointing downwards for vertical take-off.
However, if you are thinking of checking in, you will have to wait until its expected launch date of 2020.
French company Massaud is billing the airship as an ecologically friendly way to travel.
A spokesman for Massaud, Aurlie Ullrich, said: "The idea at the heart of this project is that passengers can see fantastic places without the need to build ugly hotels everywhere. It could land for a few days or for a week if there is a big event going on.
"We don't want to be carrying around gallons and gallons of heavy petrol or diesel and we are looking into fuelling it with some form of helium gas."
The cost of a night on the airship is likely to be out of the reach of most pockets. But a flight would be a unique experience with:
THE Manned Cloud almost 213m long, 82m wide and 52m deep.
A STAFF of 15 to look after 40 passengers.
A TOP speed of 170km/h and a cruising speed of 130km/h, which would mean the airship could circle the globe in about 10 days (and not the three claimed by the designers).
THE ability to travel for 5000km (or across the US) before refuelling with helium gas.
Quelle: Sunday Herald Sun, Australien
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 63,00.html
February 03, 2008 12:00am
Super-airship will float you around the world
WITH its fins and whale-like shape, it resembles Thunderbird 2 from the famous children's TV program.
But, unlike the huge rescue rocket in the puppet series, this gigantic airship will not be blasting off to an emergency.
Instead, its designers say it will gently lift 40 passengers into the sky for a serene cruise of the world.
According to its designers, the floating hotel called the Manned Cloud will be capable of circling the globe in a few days.
Twenty bedrooms will provide extraordinary views as the airship cruises at a height of 18,000ft.
There will be a restaurant, library, lounge and gym on the first deck and the second deck will house 20 guest rooms, terraces with panoramic windows, a spa and bar.
The airship will be powered by a giant rear propeller and two more engines pointing downwards for vertical take-off.
However, if you are thinking of checking in, you will have to wait until its expected launch date of 2020.
French company Massaud is billing the airship as an ecologically friendly way to travel.
A spokesman for Massaud, Aurlie Ullrich, said: "The idea at the heart of this project is that passengers can see fantastic places without the need to build ugly hotels everywhere. It could land for a few days or for a week if there is a big event going on.
"We don't want to be carrying around gallons and gallons of heavy petrol or diesel and we are looking into fuelling it with some form of helium gas."
The cost of a night on the airship is likely to be out of the reach of most pockets. But a flight would be a unique experience with:
THE Manned Cloud almost 213m long, 82m wide and 52m deep.
A STAFF of 15 to look after 40 passengers.
A TOP speed of 170km/h and a cruising speed of 130km/h, which would mean the airship could circle the globe in about 10 days (and not the three claimed by the designers).
THE ability to travel for 5000km (or across the US) before refuelling with helium gas.
Das größte Vergnügen im Leben besteht darin, Dinge zu tun, die man nach
Meinung anderer Leute nicht fertigbringt. (Aymé, Marcel)
Meinung anderer Leute nicht fertigbringt. (Aymé, Marcel)
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Und noch einer:
Quelle: The Times
February 2, 2008
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif ... 292079.ece
Flying whale’ will float around the world with tourists in its belly
Quelle: The Times
February 2, 2008
http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif ... 292079.ece
Flying whale’ will float around the world with tourists in its belly
Das größte Vergnügen im Leben besteht darin, Dinge zu tun, die man nach
Meinung anderer Leute nicht fertigbringt. (Aymé, Marcel)
Meinung anderer Leute nicht fertigbringt. (Aymé, Marcel)
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Und damit wir niemanden vergessen.
Quelle: The Sun
February 2, 2008
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 754928.ece
Quelle: The Sun
February 2, 2008
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 754928.ece
Das größte Vergnügen im Leben besteht darin, Dinge zu tun, die man nach
Meinung anderer Leute nicht fertigbringt. (Aymé, Marcel)
Meinung anderer Leute nicht fertigbringt. (Aymé, Marcel)
