Google co-founder is building the world's largest airship
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The Rumors that Sergey Brin is building a huge aircraft started to go quite , but the details of the project surfaced only recently. According to information obtained from various sources, Brin invested in the development of a huge airship that can perform humanitarian missions and can simultaneously serve to family and friends Brin a kind of «air sailboat».
Trucks for delivery of goods only if they can get to the destination on a good road, and the same for trains and planes — all of them necessary infrastructure, the airship will be able to do without special runways. In addition, he will be able to stay in the air for a long time, and instead of ballast on Board will establish a special gas system that will adjust the height of the airship — it will allow him to deliver the goods anywhere in the world. It will work on helium, which it was decided to replace the flammable hydrogen.
The Length of the airship will be about 200 meters — at the moment it is the world's largest aircraft, although its size and inferior to the legendary «Hindenburg» built in 30-ies of the last century. Development of the aircraft is in the hangars of the military base, Moffett field — there are controlled by Google, the company Planetary Ventures leased four square kilometers of industrial space. The agreement was signed 65 years, the amount of the transaction amounted to about a billion dollars. It is known that in addition to its own development, the company is engaged in the reconstruction and preservation of historical buildings and hangars.
Information about the project appeared in the media on condition of anonymity, so details are scarce, especially as the Breen not to seek publicity and tries not to involve superfluous attention, but sources say that the preliminary cost of the airship will be approximately $ 150 million.
Google Representatives continue to refrain from commenting.
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