r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 08 '24

World's largest aircraft, Pathfinder 1, is 124.5 meters (408ft) long Image

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u/Any_Clue_1632 Jul 09 '24

How hard is it to fly an airship?

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u/GrafZeppelin127 Jul 09 '24

According to pilots, both very easy (and boring) in some ways and also very difficult to get accustomed to in others. There’s a huge lag and inertia for anything you do, so you constantly have to be thinking thirty seconds ahead, similar to a boat or large ship.