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Google Co-Founder's Next Big Project Is A Record-Setting Airship

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A side project from Alphabet's top executive may be taking on gargantuan proportions. Google co-founder and Alphabet president Sergey Brin is reportedly working on his own private airship — a massive one expected to span a whopping 200 meters in length. Funded by Brin's personal funds, the massive aircraft is reported to cost somewhere between $100 million to $150 million and could wind up as the world's largest aircraft in use today — though not the largest of all-time, as the rigid airships of the 1930s still hold that record. According to the report, Brin's goal for the titanic airship is to assist humanitarian efforts by delivering supplies to remote or hard-to-reach locations. The airship would also serve as a luxury transport for friends and family looking to travel in style.

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