"Dirigibles are actually more stable in inclement weather. Their increased mass gives them more inertia than most planes. They can move large payloads effectivly and require relatively little upkeep.

However,
They are notoriously difficult to pilot.
The maintenance that they do need is highly specialized.
they require huge numbers of men to launch.
They require even larger numbers of people to build.

Think of it in a construction standpoint. The Hindenburg's envelopes had a circumference of 408 feet, and a length of 804 feet. Thats an outer area of 328032 sq feet. AND used 4 602ci Engines. Not to mention a slew of exotic metals.

Its just too difficult of an undertaking in a post apocalyptic scenario."

"Those two statements alone show that you have spent no time whatsoever researching this subject. Historically, the most dangerous time for a dirigible is its launch. The process has to be highly coordinated by everyone present."

"How about the two of you actually work together on this?

There is enough information on this thread to warrant beginning a page to deal with the logistics, practicalities and concerns of making an airship/dirigible/zeppelin, and whilst it might be a large undertaking, it is not impossible."

"Only you can edit your profile page. One of the reasons I made my plan pages separate from my profile is so that others could collaborate.

Don't tag anything as fiction unless it really is. You are writing about the practicalities from a real world perspective."

"If you don't have a plan page, make one. What's taken you so long, dammit?"

"Since it is sad that so many people have no vision of things that could be, and do nothing but insert obstacles, "How would you fly it? How could you possibly...?"

Here is a gentleman who did exactly what you describe (minus the zombies).
http://www.swaviator.com/html/issueJF04/blimp.html"

"I don't mean to be a Negative Nancy, but if I saw a zeppelin a year or two after Z-Day, I would shoot it out of the sky out of pure jealousy. "If I can't have one, you can't have one" sort of thing. I assume a lot of people would have the same mentality."

"I don't mean to be a Negative Nancy, but if I saw a zeppelin a year or two after Z-Day, I would shoot it out of the sky out of pure jealousy. "If I can't have one, you can't have one" sort of thing. I assume a lot of people would have the same mentality."