Why The Airship Was A Design Disaster - Cheddar Explains

Airships were once believed to be the future of human flight. Even with competition from airplanes, airships remained the preferred form of air travel up until the early 1940s. So why did they fall out of favor so quickly and which flaws ultimately made them a design disaster? Further Reading: Empires of the Sky by Alexander Rose https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Sky-Ze... BBC https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2... History.com https://www.history.com/this-day-in-h... Zeppelin History http://www.zeppelinhistory.com/rigid-... National Balloon Museum https://www.nationalballoonmuseum.com... Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/29/... Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-c... Popular Mechanics https://www.popularmechanics.com/flig... Air and Space https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/ed... Subscribe to Cheddar on YouTube: http://chdr.tv/subscribe Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: http://chdr.tv/facebook On Twitter: http://chdr.tv/twitter On Instagram: http://chdr.tv/instagram On Cheddar.com: http://chdr.tv/cheddar