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A blimp is a non-rigid airship, significantly bigger than a hot air balloon.
It is lifted by a sealed helium-filled balloon, and it moves by an engine-driven propeller mounted on the 'cockpit' which is called the gondola, attached to the bottom of the balloon.
The gondola also carries the operating personnel/engineers and passengers.
They are considered relatively easy to build, but like anything, it is easy when you know how!
Blimps are very big. Those operated by Goodyear are 192 feet (58 meters) long, 59.5 feet (18 meters) tall, and 50 feet (15 meters) wide.
But the largest blimps ever built were 804 feet (245 meters) long and 135 feet (41 meters) in diameter.
So you would need a lot of space, a lot of materials, and a lot of knowledge and practical skills to build one, not to mention the need to obtain the necessary flight permissions and directives from the aviation authority.
The main problem with blimps is lift. A small blimp can hardly lift anything, so you'll have to go for 'massive' if you want to lift and transport, say, a person!
If you will be content with lifting something much lighter, see Related Links below this box for more information. There is also a link to the WikiPedia site on 'blimps'.
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Who helped build the blimp?
luetenient jean
Why does a blimp's movement not depend on the direction of the wind?
because the blimp is propelled by to engines one on each side of blimp
What is the tagalog word for blimp?
The Tagalog word for blimp is "himpapawid na pagulong."
Which has more mass a blimp or a silver dollar?
If by a blimp you mean a dirigible then a blimp has more mass.
Why does a blimp not depend on the direction of the wind?
because the blimp is propelled by to engines one on each side of blimp
Which has more mass a blimp or a textbook?
Probably the blimp. Unless the blimp is a tiny toy, or the textbook is really huge.
Why does the blimp's movement not depend on the direction of the wind?
because the blimp is propelled by to engines one on each side of blimp
Why does a blimp's movement not depend of the direction of the wind?
because the blimp is propelled by to engines one on each side of blimp
What is a blimp-?
A blimp is an airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.
What has more mass a hot air balloon or a blimp?
blimp
When was the blimp invented?
the blimp was invented in 1778, by Ilisence Shlick
What time does the blimp go up?
A blimp can go up any time of day as long as the sun is out. There are reasons that a blimp will not go up and that is usually dependent on weather or if there are complications with the blimp itself.
