Re: Slow planes was: Battle blimps

Ryan M Gill schrieb:
> >The thing to remember is that just because a flight 
> technology is not viable in front-line combat, does not mean it's 
> completely inviable in ANY military service.	Rear-area heavy lift, 
> coastal patrol, radar & control, all MIGHT be plausible uses for 
>lighter-than-air...
> 
> Gosh look at the P-3, the E-2, and AEW C-130 varients. 
> Not everything that is useful for AEW/EW support is a fast mover. 

In fact, a fast mover might be less useful for AEW/EW because of its
high fuel consumption.

> Additionaly the larger airships could get some pretty significant
ground 
> speeds when they had a tail wind.

Of course, any nearby fighter or missile would benefit from the same
wind.

Greetings
Karl Heinz

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