The Sky Yacht

The goal of this project was to design a zero emission, self-sustaining airship that will open up new avenues for adventure travel, surveillance, and sports. Meet the Sky Yacht.

Airships: The Smarter Option

• Hydrogen can be synthesized from the ambient atmosphere to create lift or electricity
• Combined with solar power, this could allow an airship to fly indefinitely, using hydrogen for lift and electric motors for propulsion
• These ships would be completely zero-emission, self-sustaining, and cheap to operate, making them ideal for military surveillance, cargo, and travel

Market and Consumers

• 3 Primary Consumers - entrepeneurs, adrenaline junkies/eco-tourists, and the military
• Entrepeneurs use airships as a business, i.e. flying cruise lines, special events, and shipping
• Adrenaline Junkies and Eco-tourists would use the ships as an activities base and new platform for sports such as bungee jumping, skydiving, and ultralight piloting
• The Military would use airships for surveillance from high altitudes or long distances, since airships are able to hover in place for much longer periods of time than drones or helicopters
• Airships would become a status symbol with more exclusivity and luxury than yachts

Consumer Design Tastes

Inspiration

Ideation

Final Concept

Renders

Earth Friendly Flight - The Flying Ecosystem