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Elionel Martinez
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What makes a balloon float?
All balloons do not float. Those that do are filled with a gas that is less dense than the surrounding air, so that is is displaced upward by weight of the denser air. Small balloons are typically filled with helium, a much lighter gas than the nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere. Larger balloons may be filled with heated air, which occupies a greater volume and is therefore "lighter" than air outside the balloon. Some dirigibles (airships) were filled with the lighter but flammable gas hydrogen. Hydrogen can be split from water and used to fill thin plastic bags, which will also rise into the air like balloons.
Which gas do you use for hot air balloons?
Hot air is used for hot air balloons.
How does a large aircraft such as a blimp float in air?
Blimps are essentially non-rigid structures, that is they are generally mainly composed of a single large, flexible gas-bag supporting a gondola with controls and an engine. The gas-bag is filled with gas, usually helium, to attain flight. This gas can be vented or increased to change altitude. The Goodyear blimps are a very good example of this type of aircraft. ================================= All of the gas-filled flying things ... blimps, zeppelins, dirigibles, hot-air balloons, party balloons, etc. ... are called "lighter-than-air" craft, and that should be your first clue. Each of them is lighter than the same volume of air. It floats in air for the same reason that a lighter-than-water object floats in water ... by being lighter than an equal volume of whatever substance it's floating in. That's a less scary way of saying that its aggregate density is less than the density of the surrounding fluid. Any object surrounded by fluid is held up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid that it pushes out of the way. If it pushes aside enough fluid to weigh more than the object itself does, then the object rises, as sure as a beach-ball pops up from the bottom of the pool.
Why do balloons come closer when air is blown between them?
The wind between the balloons creates a lower pressure in the air, so the air around it pushes the balloons together.
What last longer helium fill balloon or hot air balloons?
hot air balloons
What are limitations of blimps dirigibles and hot air balloons?
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What are dirigibles?
Dirigibles are lighter-than-air aircraft that can be maneuvered by their own power. There are different kinds of dirigibles, such as blimps and airships, but all are distinguished from other lighter-than-air craft, such as balloons, which do not have their own steering and power sources.
What are the differences between hot air balloons and blimps?
blimps are oval shaped
What is helium mostly found in?
In helium balloons and blimps. Helium is lighter than air. So balloons or blimps filled with helium will float or rise up
What type of air craft isn't heavy than air?
Balloons, dirigibles and zeppelins are lighter than air aircraft. Gliders may count as well but I am not positive.
What makes helium great to use in balloons and blimps?
Helium's density is less than the density of air, so it floats in air.
What does helium have in it that makes it float?
Helium is lighter than air. Hence balloons or blimps filled with helium will float.
What objects contain helium?
Helium is generally used in helium balloons and blimps. Helium is lighter than air and these items will float in air
How does helium help flight?
Helium is lighter than air. So balloons or blimps filled with helium will rise up and float.
What are the examples of air?
The most obvious are being used every day. Air transportation includes: Airplanes, Helicopters, Hot Air Balloons, Blimps, Rockets, Kites, Parachutes and Birds.
What are the examples of air transportation?
The most obvious are being used every day. Air transportation includes: Airplanes, Helicopters, Hot Air Balloons, Blimps, Rockets, Kites, Parachutes and Birds.
Could you fly without an airplane?
Yes, helicopters are not airplanes. I think hot air balloons are considered flying. Also, people fly on hang gliders. Dirigibles are not airplanes.
