Building my own Zeppelin

Lots of money, how much you got?


"Alberto Panno-Peano" wrote in message
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I want to want to build an evil Zeppelin to fly around and terrorize the
people.

What do I need ?

"Alberto Panno-Peano" wrote in message
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I want to want to build an evil Zeppelin to fly around and terrorize the
people.

What do I need ?

You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and asking
for 18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all. Spring for
the mylar ones, they last longer.

Eric

Eric Miller wrote:
"Alberto Panno-Peano" wrote in message
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I want to want to build an evil Zeppelin to fly around and terrorize the

people.

What do I need ?

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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:55:01 GMT, "Eric Miller" wrote:

"Alberto Panno-Peano" wrote in message
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I want to want to build an evil Zeppelin to fly around and terrorize the
people.

What do I need ?

You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and asking
for 18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all. Spring for
the mylar ones, they last longer.

Not the mylar ones, they have too large a radar signature. The forces of
good will be able to track you to your secret mountain fortress too easily.

Ron Wanttaja

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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| On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:55:01 GMT, "Eric Miller" wrote:
|
| "Alberto Panno-Peano" wrote in message
| . com...
| I want to want to build an evil Zeppelin to fly around and terrorize
the
| people.
|
| What do I need ?
|
| You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and asking
| for 18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all. Spring
for
| the mylar ones, they last longer.
|
| Not the mylar ones, they have too large a radar signature. The forces of
| good will be able to track you to your secret mountain fortress too
easily.

Hydrogen is the only way to go. Otherwise how will your secret mountain
fortress blow itself up when the good hero destroys you? Modern villains
usually have the computer do it, but the Universal Explodatron 9000 would
look out of place with your secret Zeppelin works, hydrogen refinery, and
sub-human minions. You wouldn't want any electronics more advanced than
maybe a Tesla coil or some Jacobs ladders for effect.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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| On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:55:01 GMT, "Eric Miller"
wrote:
|
| "Alberto Panno-Peano" wrote in message
| . com...
| I want to want to build an evil Zeppelin to fly around and terrorize
the
| people.
|
| What do I need ?
|
| You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and
asking
| for 18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all.
Spring
for
| the mylar ones, they last longer.
|
| Not the mylar ones, they have too large a radar signature. The forces
of
| good will be able to track you to your secret mountain fortress too
easily.

Hydrogen is the only way to go. Otherwise how will your secret mountain
fortress blow itself up when the good hero destroys you? Modern villains
usually have the computer do it, but the Universal Explodatron 9000 would
look out of place with your secret Zeppelin works, hydrogen refinery, and
sub-human minions. You wouldn't want any electronics more advanced than
maybe a Tesla coil or some Jacobs ladders for effect.

Plus, a little electricity and hydrogen is only about $4 a gallon to make.

"Tarver Engineering" wrote in message
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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| On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:55:01 GMT, "Eric Miller"
wrote:
|
| "Alberto Panno-Peano" wrote in message
| . com...
| I want to want to build an evil Zeppelin to fly around and
terrorize
the
| people.
|
| What do I need ?
|
| You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and
asking
| for 18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all.
Spring
for
| the mylar ones, they last longer.
|
| Not the mylar ones, they have too large a radar signature. The forces
of
| good will be able to track you to your secret mountain fortress too
easily.

Hydrogen is the only way to go. Otherwise how will your secret mountain
fortress blow itself up when the good hero destroys you? Modern villains
usually have the computer do it, but the Universal Explodatron 9000
would
look out of place with your secret Zeppelin works, hydrogen refinery,
and
sub-human minions. You wouldn't want any electronics more advanced than
maybe a Tesla coil or some Jacobs ladders for effect.

Plus, a little electricity and hydrogen is only about $4 a gallon to make.

Ooops, $4 for hydrogen from natural gas, $12 a gallon from water.

Eric Miller wrote:

You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and asking for
18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all. Spring for the
mylar ones, they last longer.

Ron Wanttaja replied:

Not the mylar ones, they have too large a radar signature. The forces of good
will be able to track you to your secret mountain fortress too easily.

Actually, it's the aluminization of the Mylar(tm) that increases the radar
signature, so if you can get clear Mylar(tm) balloons, you should be ok. Yet
another example where aluminization of the aircraft structure is a Bad Idea. :-)

Russell Kent

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:07:20 -0600, Russell Kent wrote:

You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and asking for
18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all. Spring for the
mylar ones, they last longer.

Not the mylar ones, they have too large a radar signature. The forces of good
will be able to track you to your secret mountain fortress too easily.

Actually, it's the aluminization of the Mylar(tm) that increases the radar
signature, so if you can get clear Mylar(tm) balloons, you should be ok. Yet
another example where aluminization of the aircraft structure is a Bad Idea. :-)

But...but...that's *perfect*. A transparent, evil, hydrogen-filled, swamp
gas-injesting zep. It beats Wonder Woman's invisible SR-71 all to
heck....

Ron Wanttaja

From: Ron Wanttaja
Date: 1/26/2004 8:32 PM Central Standard Time
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 15:07:20 -0600, Russell Kent wrote:

You can start by stopping off at your local party supply store and asking
for
18,869,217 helium ballons, and some netting to hold them all. Spring for
the
mylar ones, they last longer.

Not the mylar ones, they have too large a radar signature. The forces of
good
will be able to track you to your secret mountain fortress too easily.

Actually, it's the aluminization of the Mylar(tm) that increases the radar
signature, so if you can get clear Mylar(tm) balloons, you should be ok.
Yet
another example where aluminization of the aircraft structure is a Bad Idea.
:-)

But...but...that's *perfect*. A transparent, evil, hydrogen-filled, swamp
gas-injesting zep. It beats Wonder Woman's invisible SR-71 all to
heck....

Ron Wanttaja

Go with helium so you can smoke cheap cigars in between attacks.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired