Cruise The Wasteland In Style

[Logan Westbrook]

Cruise The Wasteland In Style

That long trek to Canterbury Commons getting you down? Why not take the sting out of it (and avoid Deathclaws) in your own dirigible?

Sadly, the Aeolus Airship isn't available in Fallout 3 just yet, so you'll just have to make do with boring old real life.

The airship was designed by Christopher Ottersbach, a student at the Braunschweig University of Art in Germany. It can stay aloft for up to two weeks on a supply of helium and is steered by way of pedal-powered air screws, allowing its crew of up to four people to quietly glide through the skies without leaving a trace.

The concept craft is designed to be more aerodynamic than conventional airship designs and its svelte shape and fold out prop allows it to touch down in places without airports, like say, the Capital Wasteland.

Source: Treehugger [http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/human-powered-aeolus-airship-by-christopher-ottersbach.php] via Gizmodo [http://i.gizmodo.com/5138493/aeolus-airship-concept-can-stay-aloft-for-two-weeks]



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[smallharmlesskitten]

What does this have to do with Fallout 3?

Cruising the desert in that picture. Desert = wasteland. that will be in the game within three weeks.

 

[Erana]

I want an airship!

 

[Blind0bserver]

A steam punk-style airship, you say? You now have my attention. I really want one of these if only to put a couple of my more smug friends in their place.

Me: "So, what are you driving these days?"
Friend: "A Mercedes Convertible my father bought for me after graduation. What about you?"
Me: *points upward*
Friend: "Holy hell, where the crap did that thing come from?!"
Me: "I believe I 'win'. I'll be taking you car's hood ornament as a trophy now..."

 

[meatloaf231]

I want one.

I want three.

 

[Ace of Spades]

I wish I had one of those. That would be so awesome to drive.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Lateral stability in cross winds, you fail at it.

Airship are not designed like that for a very good reason. It does look cool though.

 

[InvisibleMilk]

oh yes, I would be pimpin' that like a MF.
Blue flames, uh....spinning...rims? somewhere, i'd find a way.....

 

[shirin238]

Screw driving, this thing I want

 

[Sennz0r]

Holy hell, I could swoop down on my enemies like a DirigibleNinja...

 

[COR 2000]

Man, I hope these things become commercially available soon.... Preferably before my birthday...

 

[Logan Westbrook]

What does this have to do with Fallout 3?

Honestly? Not a great deal, but it's a good hook to show off a cool airship.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Though in true Fallout Style it should be made of rusted metal and have a radio, mini fridge and machinegun built in. Still, it's really cool. *laughs at regular cars* I'm, up here bitches!!!...I get road rage :S

 

[zoozilla]

It can stay aloft for up to two weeks on a supply of helium and is steered by way of pedal-powered air screws

Air screws? Do they mean "propellers"?

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

I want one.

I want three.

I want an armada.

Looking at that picture gets the FFXI Airship theme stuck in my head.

 

[Logan Westbrook]

What does this have to do with Fallout 3?

Honestly? Not a great deal, but it's a good hook to show off a cool airship.

Any excuse to show off an airship, eh?

What can I say? I'm shameless.

 

[Jumplion]

Aw, screw you man! You had me hoping for vehicles in Fallout 3 ;_;

Still cool though, nice find.