WIP Modern Zeppelin Airship/Blimp

Discussion in 'Air' started by Asgalager, Sep 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM.

  1. Asgalager

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    I'm sharing some progress on an airship mod I've been making recently. It has a helium-filled hull and floats in air using the game's native buoyancy support. As far as I know, this is the first LTA (lighter-than-air) vehicle for BeamNG.

    Basic features are inspired by existing modern airships:
    - semi-rigid airship architecture consisting of a gas envelope with an internal frame to hold it in shape
    - a gondola/cabin which holds 2 flight crew, 14 passengers, and includes a lavatory
    - 3 gasoline engines, 200 hp each, powering vectoring and variable pitch propellers which allow hovering in place, taking off vertically, and flying backwards

    Progress (09/2025)
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    The mod is still early in development. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions, ideas, or suggestions.

    At some point I'll probably release it to a limited number of people for testing, and later do a full release. If you've flown an airship in real life or another flight simulator and are interested in testing, let's talk :)
     
    #1 Asgalager, Sep 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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  2. oxygen

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    This thing is awesome! I would love to test it out ngl
     
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  3. blueTrain05

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    Bro watttttttt!!!!!! Never thought I’d ever see this in beamNG
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    Same this wud be sick
     
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  4. Asgalager

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    Yeah, it's possible to simulate airships in BeamNG
     
  5. blueTrain05

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    Wow
     
  6. 1M_Funny_Things

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    yay now i can blow up a blimp in a residential area in beamng!
     
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