QUOTE (Dahrken @ Jul 29 2011, 02:03 PM)
Just one minor quip with your "Zeppelin yacht" concept : I feel you packed far too much stuff in the fluff for plausibility considering the size of the craft and the lifting capacity you can expect.
The 200 000 cubic meter of hydrogen in the 245 meters Hindenbourg lifted about 250 metric tons, and a 110 meter airship would have a much lower lift capacity - the helium in a 60 meter helium Goodyear blimp lifts only 5 or 6 tons including the weight of the blimp !
Assuming similar proportions, half the length means 1/8 of the volume so about 35 tons, wich could be pushed up to maybe 50 to 70 tons with a wider, fatter shape... A single 6x3x1.5 meter pool (not that large...) means 36 tons of water.
Don't I know it, but there are no indications of how big such things can (or need to) be. And honestly, Who really cares? As
Miri said, it is for fun, not Physics class.
As for the Pool, who says it needs to be as big as you indicate. I don't need a diving pool after all.