What would the force of the wind be on a structure 2 km long and 200 meter wide? Just a little breeze will require an amazing force just to keep the thing docked. Think that you have to maneuvre the thing into position...
> Docking airships is challenging due to their large size, limited control mechanisms, and high wind drag. Another particular issue is to keep the airship attached to the ground during windy episodes. The diameter of the airship hydrogen carrier (Fig. 2) is similar to the height of the Empire State Building in New York. It would be very challenging to keep such large airship from collapsing under strong superficial winds. On the other hand, balloon hydrogen carriers are not rigid and vary in size. Their volume on the ground is around seven times smaller than in the stratosphere (assuming a maximum operation height of 15 km). This is convenient because the size of the balloon hydrogen carrier on the ground is only 58% larger than the Hindenburg class airship
