The fail potential is *awesome*

[ellid]

Ogden, Utah, plans to deploy a surveillance blimp to fight crime.

And I, being me, have a vision of someone with a longbow and a clothyard shaft going out on a dark summer night as the blimp floats serenely overhead, aiming up into the night, and doing his best to imitate Henry V's archers at Agincourt....

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[samantha-vimes.livejournal.com]

Helium or hot air interior with multiple 'cells' so punctures only flatten a section, allowing a controlled descent. Surely their engineers are competent enough to plan for safety?