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Airships and Zeppelins and Observation balloons were used successfully in WW1. They were filled with Hydrogen which is the lightest gas but is also explosive when ignited. (Later, airships began to use Helium)
The airship flew because it was filled with a gas that was lighter than the air so that it "floated" in the sky. This is the same theory that makes boats float.
For an airship to fly, the weight of the airship and the hydrogen contained it in has to be less than the weight of the Air it displaces. In other words, the Airship takes up space in the air and if it weighs less than the air, then it will fly.
For it to move forward, the airship had propellors to push it forward. It also had control surfaces on the tail to turn it and help it climb or dive.
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What type of airship was the zeppelin?
The Zeppellin was a rigid framed airship with helium in huge bags. .
Why does an airship float in air?
An airship uses helium which weighs less than air, and it cancels out the weight of the airship. Hydrogen weighs even less than helium, but it is combustible, so helium is preferred for use in airships.
What was the Hindenburg that exploded over Lakehurst May 6 1937?
It was a dirigible- a lighter-than-air airship with a rigid frame. It was lighter than air since it was filled with hydrogen gas. Unfortunately hydrogen is also extremely flammable.
What is the Old fashoined name for an airship?
zeppilin
How does a zeppelin work?
The structure of the airship is based on a metal alloy frame. Lift is provided by multiple internal balloons or cells filled with gas that is lighter than air (hydrogen or helium). Forward motion is driven by propeller engines. Steering is accomplished by means of fins.
What is a dirigable?
An airship, made up of a huge gas-filled balloon, and powered by propellers.
What gas filled the Hindenburg airship?
The HIndenberg was filled with highly flamable Hydrogen.Hydrogen is lighter than air so it rises.
A helium filled airship rises to 10000 ft and attaining considerable potential energy with no fuel or engines so where did the energy come from?
The air around the airship has gravitational potential energy as well. When the airship rises, this air is able to go down to occupy the space the airship formally took up.
Are all airship filled with the same kind of gas?
no, not always. there's the choice of hydrogen or helium.
What type of gas filled the Hindenburg airship?
It was hydrogen. That's why it caught fire. Modern airships use helium.
How did hydrogen make the Hindenburg rise?
The Hindenburg was a giant balloon airship filled with hydrogen gas for buoyancy.Hydrogen is the lightest of all gasses and has a mass of only half the mass of helium gas, so it worked well to lift the mass of the airship. The Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, and part of the disaster was due to the hydrogen gas catching fire. Helium would not catch fire since it is an inert gas.
When was Urban Airship created?
Urban Airship was created in 2009.
When was The Airship Destroyer created?
The Airship Destroyer was created in 1909.
When was The Stolen Airship created?
The Stolen Airship was created in 1967.
When was The Airship created?
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When was Airship Ventures created?
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Why do you suppose the diagram airship includes with piano?
A piano is not an airship.
