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World's largest aircraft leaves hangar for first time ahead of maiden flight
Four years after the US Army deemed it too expensive, the hybrid airship – a carbon-composite cross between a zeppelin, a helicopter and an aeroplane - was gently piloted into the open in a delicate five-minute operation.....a case of a great design and novel airship, looking for a purpose. (www.telegraph.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
What happened to Lockheed's "Whale"?
It is criminal that this ship was built because the world is running out of helium and once helium escapes it also escapes our atmosphere. Further, we cannot produce more helium once it is all extracted from the earth, as All methods to produce more helium are ridiculously costly and for many applications where helium is used, there is no alternative to helium!
In response to the element’s scarcity, the U.S. has been stockpiling helium since the 60's in an underground reservoir but in the 90's the Helium Privatization Act mandated that the U.S. sell off all the stockpiled helium by 2015 which is the equivalent of 40% of the world market of helium at a BELOW-market price.
In 2013, Congress finally approved a bill to maintain the reserves and not sell helium at below market rate but that does not change the fact that Helium is not renewable.
Finally, in 2008, 78% of the world’s helium was extracted in the U.S. and we have historically supplied most of the world’s helium but it has been squandered on balloons & other nonsense; there are shortages of Helium presently, and it's going to get MUCH worse! There is about 100 years TOPS of helium left, when it's gone that's it!
In response to the element’s scarcity, the U.S. has been stockpiling helium since the 60's in an underground reservoir but in the 90's the Helium Privatization Act mandated that the U.S. sell off all the stockpiled helium by 2015 which is the equivalent of 40% of the world market of helium at a BELOW-market price.
In 2013, Congress finally approved a bill to maintain the reserves and not sell helium at below market rate but that does not change the fact that Helium is not renewable.
Finally, in 2008, 78% of the world’s helium was extracted in the U.S. and we have historically supplied most of the world’s helium but it has been squandered on balloons & other nonsense; there are shortages of Helium presently, and it's going to get MUCH worse! There is about 100 years TOPS of helium left, when it's gone that's it!
What are you proposing we "save" it for?
If we can't use it, why have it?
If we can't use it, why have it?
Robin first you need to improve your reading skills, no where did I say "can't use it" I said it's criminal to squander helium as there is no realistic way to produce it and it's an essential element with a finite supply that is running out.
Second you need to educate yourself, it couldn't be any easier with Google and whatever device you used to post your drivel.
Helium is irreplaceable for use in such inconsequential things like SCIENCE, which apparently you have no knowledge of. It has critical uses that no other element can provide such as cryogenics used for superconducting magnets used in bleeding edge applications like MRI machines, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Tevatron at Fermilab, and the ring at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN furthering research in areas of physics that we don't fully understand that will change the world. I suggest you read before you say ignorant things, you sound like trump.
Second you need to educate yourself, it couldn't be any easier with Google and whatever device you used to post your drivel.
Helium is irreplaceable for use in such inconsequential things like SCIENCE, which apparently you have no knowledge of. It has critical uses that no other element can provide such as cryogenics used for superconducting magnets used in bleeding edge applications like MRI machines, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Tevatron at Fermilab, and the ring at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN furthering research in areas of physics that we don't fully understand that will change the world. I suggest you read before you say ignorant things, you sound like trump.
Ah, a LibTard.
Now I understand your post completely.
Things that YOU want to use it for are fine, things that others want to use it for are "criminal".
Thanks for reinforcing to the world how democrats want to control people's lives.
Now I understand your post completely.
Things that YOU want to use it for are fine, things that others want to use it for are "criminal".
Thanks for reinforcing to the world how democrats want to control people's lives.
Your ignorance is extremely unbecoming. Turn off Faux News, read a science book and educate yourself, improve your mind, those around you will be grateful and you'll find you won't be embarrassing yourself so much!
Of the two of us, the only one displaying ignorance is you.
Reading an article off a google link does not make you an expert or put you in control.
If you want to have any say over how a commodity is or is not used, buy it and re-sell it for your pet projects.
Otherwise STFU.
Reading an article off a google link does not make you an expert or put you in control.
If you want to have any say over how a commodity is or is not used, buy it and re-sell it for your pet projects.
Otherwise STFU.