• unknown1234_5@kbin.earth
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    7 months ago

    they were abandoned because commercial airliners were faster, safer, more durable, and could carry more people.

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      7 months ago

      …and they don’t fuck up our limited helium reserves en masse.

      EDIT: they might fuck up other things, but it would be some serious waste, because there are much more important applications to our limited helium.