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		woodlander87 on Oct 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launch HN: Radical (YC W23) – Autonomous high-alti... Perhaps not as high altitude as the stratosphere, but the US was experimenting with deployment and 'landing' of fixed wing aircraft from airships in the 1930s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Akron

hef19898 on Oct 16, 2023 [–]

They also tried building aircraft carriers out of ice in the 40s. Doesn't mean it was a good idea.

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