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One obvious tradeoff blimps is lower speeds than what people normally expect from "air freight". You mention 60mph in your post, which seems comparable to trucks. Are your customers primarily interested in air freight for speed, or is it mostly avoiding the cost of a driver, or is it something else entirely?

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Our primary value proposition is cost, but we're also faster on most routes because we fly point-to-point. To start off with, we're selling to customers who already fly cargo aircraft in areas where roads aren't an option. Our airship is much cheaper than the planes they currently use. Longer term, we think we're competitive with trucks for less-than-truckload cargo and in low population density areas.

what can be the cost of a full 660 Lb 250 mile two way trip? are you including the salary of the driver/pilot in this cost? how much would that be? the website says half of cessna but i do not know how much does a cessna has in operating costs so what

Lack of roads

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