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  • xkcd: Aerospace Flowchart

    From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Tue Sep 15 15:37:52 2026
    xkcd: Aerospace Flowchart
    https://www.xkcd.com/3298/

    So this is why I continuously see articles about giant airships in my engineering journals.

    Explained at:
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3298:_Aerospace_Flowchart

    Lynn


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  • From Scott Dorsey@3:633/10 to All on Tue Sep 15 17:38:17 2026
    Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
    xkcd: Aerospace Flowchart
    https://www.xkcd.com/3298/

    So this is why I continuously see articles about giant airships in my >engineering journals.

    Planes are swift!
    So is death!
    Planes are cheap!
    So is life!
    The Standard DIG Construction Company does not build kites!
    We design, fit, and manufacture dirigibles!

    --scott
    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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