alt.hn

2/1/2026 at 1:56:57 PM

Flying Around the World in under 80 Days

 https://pinchito.es/2026/avis-lxxx

by alexfernandez

2/3/2026 at 7:18:08 AM

Speaking of Jules Vern and Round The World.

A new sailing record was set recently, which didn't _quite_ beat 40 days - it took them 40 days and almost 11 hours.

If you've ever seen a SailGP boat flying up out of the water on their hydrofoils and doing 100kmh - imagine a 32m long 26m wide ocean going trimaran doing the same thing in a non stop circumnavigation of the globe. I think they _averaged_ 27knots or 50kmh!

https://youtu.be/ffqhFyaCUFA

If you _haven't_ seen the SailGP boats and are curious, here's somewhere to start: https://youtu.be/BQWOoP-Iwn8

by bigiain

2/4/2026 at 12:18:16 AM

And when the world was still flooded with money and the music was awesome (so 2004), Jeremy Clarkson did a series about inventions, one of them being the jet plane, and he flew commercial around the world in 120 hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8D_UzMhjH8

by netsharc

2/3/2026 at 6:35:45 AM

Delightful read, thanks for sharing. The website design is very pleasant, too!

Also FYI the link to "Aves Æternæ" is broken.

by moss_dog

2/1/2026 at 1:56:57 PM

Project to Circumnavigate using an Autonomous Airship Drone

by alexfernandez

2/3/2026 at 6:08:43 AM

PTCUAAAD. As acronyms go: too Lovecraftian I fear.

PCAAD: Too Microsoftie.

by bryanrasmussen

2/3/2026 at 6:18:42 AM

PiCArD?

- Piloted Intelligent Circumnavigation Airship for Research and Development

- Prototype Integrated Control Autonomous Route Drone

- Programmable Intelligent Circumnavigation Aeronautical Remote Device

- Piloted Intelligent Craft: Autonomous Route, Data-driven

- Primary Intelligence Control And Route Determination

- Precision Integrated Circumnavigation And Remote Deployment

by awesome_dude

2/3/2026 at 11:08:05 AM

I'm loving "Project for Intelligent Circumnavigation Airship Research Drone" myself.

by alexfernandez