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Would on a exoplanet with dense atmosphere zeppelin/blimp better idea than a plane?
If I get it right there would be:
-much higher buyancy (argument for zeppelin)
-higher drag (argument against plane)
-higher lift (argument for plane)
(but I'm not good enough to know what would matter)
Assumptions:
-contemporary technology;
-dense atmosphere (let's say 3 atmospheres), mostly nitrogen, molar concentration of oxygen similar to that on Earth.
If I get it right there would be:
-much higher buyancy (argument for zeppelin)
-higher drag (argument against plane)
-higher lift (argument for plane)
(but I'm not good enough to know what would matter)
Assumptions:
-contemporary technology;
-dense atmosphere (let's say 3 atmospheres), mostly nitrogen, molar concentration of oxygen similar to that on Earth.