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Helium Buoyancy--- This is the same thing that allows boats to float on water. The boat displaces a volume of Water and if the weight of the Boat is lighter than the weight of the displace water, then it floats. This is same with Blimps or Dirigibles. The Blimp is filled with Helium. The volume of the helium inside the blimp is lighter than the weight of the voume of air that it displaces so it rises. When the blimp reaches the higher altitude where the air is thinner (and therefore lighter) then the blimp will stop rising. At this altitude the weight of the blimp EQUALS the weight of the air it displaces.
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Are engine essential to keep a blimp in the airwhy or why not?
A blimp gets lift from being filled with helium, which is lighter than air. A blimp floats on air because of this. They rely on the engines to move, but not to stay aloft.
What has more mass a hot air balloon or a blimp?
blimp
What best describes the force of atmospheric pressure on a blimp?
An air compressor blowing gasses into the blimp is what causes the air pressure in the blimp. These gases are lighter than air.
Why helium is used to fill a blimp envelope?
So the blimp will stay aloft/still adn will float.
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.
How long does a blimp inflated?
A blimp will stay inflated for about one to three hours. It is filled with a non-flammable gas of helium.
What is buoyancy and how does it affect a blimp?
buoyancy is a measure of how well an object will float in a given medium, eg: a boat in water. similarly for a blimp, the blimp is the object, the air is the medium. if it is not buoyant enough, it will not 'float' in the air, aka fly
Why is the blimp useful as a platform for cameras and sporting events?
A blimp is useful as a platform for cameras for sporting events, because the blimp can hover or stay in place and get a good bird's eye view of the action.
How do you get back to your blimp in poptropica?
Grab the rope, climb up then click the blimp.
Element used in the goodyear blimp and other dirigibles?
The element that is used in the Goodyear blimp and other dirigibles is helium. This gas is lighter than air and causes the blimp to rise.
What causes air pressure inside a blimp?
earth's gravity
What is the purpose of swivel to which the blimp is attached?
Because it has to be free and swivel clear of the ground
