20 sustainable ( and stunningly beautiful ) airships

Artemis6 posed a intriguing question here.
She asked: "Why not get together and build one?"
I love that idea of course, but naturally, having directed private and non-profit building projects, that evokes an immediate short list of necessary elements (and a reasonable amount of caution) on my part.

Given time, place, money, labor, and skill in a well-defined plan (both in construction, and in use) it might possibly have a chance of succeeding.

Although this is where the wonders of concentrated capital have the greatest advantage, I'd allow that there are still some slim chances of collaborative success.

I'd have to take a look at the probable cost, but I could be persuaded to commit a year or so of effort to a credible effort and some resources to do this.
Could a sensible plan be put together that would raise enough capital to effectively carry this through?
Are there a handful of people who would actually put let's say half the cost of a new car into a venture to build an operating airship?

To pay for it's construction I'd imagine it would have to move passengers and or goods around for a year or two at least.

Here's my morning coffee proposal: if enough money could be raised under a credible organization and building plan, I'd be willing to provide a place in California to construct it, and a $20,000 initial investment in it.

Anyone else?

Thanks for the post. Quite a few ideas I hadnt heard of before, like the vertically configured ones that seem designed to be propelled by wind like sailboats in the sky. Also it seems accurate to believe that airships would first become popular as luxurious travel alternatives for the rich and as surveillance craft for governments (of course over their own territories).

A new set of airfields would have to be developed to cater to these crafts because mixed use with props and jets would create severe accident risks.

The air sailing crafts seem perfect for racing. A new sport for the year 2030. The overall accident rate would probably be quite high. But at some stage we may all become less squeamish and grow to accept new challenges as an inevitable feature of life as all of us compete to conquer the 21st century.

Lets start production today.

If we have real freedom of choice , i pick these !

Nice!

Wow. Them's some cool looking airships.

"Featured" at "Culture". I WANT that culture.

very very kewl. +^d

So cool.
Thanks, Artemis.
My absolute favorite reverie is to muse about the design and construction of airships.This is a great list to monitor and see how far along these designs are, and will go, in the short term.
As Tony Stark said about Scarlett Johansson; " I want one."

i have wanted one of those since 3rd grade .