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In a column on this page Tuesday, transportation expert Barry Prentice of the University of Manitoba explained that an airship could provide more effective and continuous aerial surveillance than a helicopter, which he described as old technology.
Helicopters require daily maintenance, but airships need just one serious inspection every 1,000 hours, he said. The list of benefits in airship technology over helicopters goes on and on: less fuel burned, less noise, greater stability for mounting surveillance equipment and the ability to operate in an unmanned, remote-control mode.The other advantage of an airship over a helicopter is its ability to carry payloads of up to 2,000 kilograms and to respond to emergencies outside Winnipeg and as far as northern Manitoba.See the full content of this document
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