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In 2024, Russia announced plans to revive the airship industry — by 2026, passenger transportation might become possible, and slightly later, cargo transportation at speeds up to 250 km/h. Observation decks, a cinema, and a restaurant — what will the airships of the future be like — in the material.
In an era when smart speakers have heart-to-heart talks with us, unmanned cars drive on the roads, and “independent” trucks, the idea of returning to airships does not seem so utopian.
Once, Russia was at the forefront of aviation. In the 1880s, a scientist, the founder of modern cosmonautics, presented a project for a cargo airship. The idea could not be realized at that time due to the lack of technical and financial capabilities. Nevertheless, our engineers kept an eye on the development of technologies in other countries and gained experience. By 1908, the first training airship had taken to the skies, and by 1914, Russia had the largest air fleet in the world — 20 ships against Germany’s 18.
