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Oct 3, 2010

The Future of Cargo Transport Is a Slow UFO

The future of heavy cargo transportation looked positively eco-friendly and blimp-like earlier this summer, so it's really no surprise that Australia's Skylifter cargo blimp is making the Internet rounds this weekend.

Theoretically capable of lifting about 150 tons, this massive 500-ft prototype blimp features a flying saucer shape so that it can combat heavy winds and still deliver its cargo at a breakneck speeds (playful sarcasm) over distances of up to 1,200 miles.

Skylifter, which is also the name of the company that builds it, plans on having these airborne within the next three years.

47 comments:

SaviorSelf said...

interesting.. what kind of propulsion system will it have? can't be just the wind or something of the like.

good post.

Crunky said...

wow... i invented something like that in high school... yes that is the future of cargo transport... when fuel cost=zero, anything that can move without time constraint becomes almost free to ship anywhere... countries that have the lowest paid workers will become the suppliers for everyone else, and everyone in the richer countries works in the service economy because manufacturing will be nonexistent...

Aeacus.Warden said...

ha, epic.

problem.question said...

i wonder how much radiation will affect this.

christopher said...

i bet the aliens are going to be pissed that we are misusing their technology.

Chromatik said...

I can actually see this becoming more and more realistic

Naj said...

looks great. i wonder if this will also be used a human transport.

Joel C Anatoli said...

..Human transport?? lol
I'll be that for a dollar!! ;)

Now I know what will happened when the ice caps will melt! We'll live inside those ufo thingies lol

Zykei said...

inb4 aliens starts lawsuits on them. But seriously looks like a great idea provided US military doesn't shoot em down for trespassing their air space and etc.

la comédie said...

nice post

Zerron said...

pretty cool but people might go nuts thinking were under invasion and shoot alot down :|

LoneIslander said...

I don't want to think what will happen if one of those falls. Hope they have some serious safety features.

Tapier said...

THATS REAL NEATO

ModerneFusion said...

sounds too good to be true :O


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nicole said...

great post!!



supporting & following you
take care.

Roberto said...

UFFFFFOOO!!

Drackar said...

About bloody time.

Dan said...

Maybe you could deliver time capsules with that blimp.

Paul said...

Exciting! I'm ready for humanity to have UFOs.

Pope Smurf said...

Hey you're cute.

HiFi said...

Technology. So awesome.

David said...

very interesting !

supporting you.

The Messy Apron said...

I wonder how much was spent overall on creating this

Whitewolf Starr said...

hmm wont that make it hard to tell if the people who see ufo's are crazy or not?

Archivist X0042 said...

wow, they prob already have them finnished.

killerkun said...

I really hope they start making these!!

Final Fantasy XIV Fan said...

That looks fricken awesome!

Waldo09 said...

Man, thatd be pretty cool to see those drop off their cargo.

Student said...

One day.. one day.

Victor M. said...

Mother of god cargo will probe us all.

lbennington10 said...

coolbeans, kinda scary tho. hey i need some love on my blog, i'll gladly return the favor

Mutefox said...

Well, that's one way to avoid pirates, ha!

Unless...*imagines being a sky-pirate*

vpercuoco said...

It looks like a Hindenburg waiting to happen. Thanks for the update!

Lil Pee said...

This is cool. I'm wondering how it flies around though..

The Reviever said...

About time. Looks really good.

The special one. said...

very interesting..

Sparrow said...

i wonder how many ufo sightings were reported during prototype testing, lol.

Joshua said...

Thats pretty neat, I can't wait to see one floating around.

Unknown said...

That thing looks awesome. :D

Skutt Panda PO said...

Anothe eco invisible wepon :))
I want to be eco
And about Slow UFO:))
i think you kidding:)

anon1337 said...

nice, that's awesome. Air traffic here we come.

yuyiuyi said...

eco-friendly is nice!

Movie Review said...

Looks awsome i can already imagine seeing that in the sky's

Starsie said...

This is such a brilliant invention! However I can imagine UFO sightings sky-rocketing if this technology is implemented =P

momo said...

One day this thing will go to space

Anonymous said...

Interesting, we'll see if there really around in just 3 years.

The Square Circle said...

looks fucking great. can't imagine all the ufo reports of the unkowledgeable though...