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They aren't unsafe but hybrid airships with the current air passenger transport procedures in place could be even safer. If a HAV goes down with 150 kmh speed and 60% buoyancy there's a better chance the passengers would survive provided there is no pressure loss.

Here's a video of the Airlander 10 prototype crashing:

https://youtu.be/Mg-RPTiVa_Q




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