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What gases can be used in an airship?
hydrogen and helium can be used to pprovide lift in an airship.
How much hydrogen was in the Hindenburg airship?
The Hindenburg airship was filled with hydrogen gas, specifically about 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen. This highly flammable gas was used as a lifting agent to help the airship float.
What type of gas filled the Hindenburg airship?
It was hydrogen. That's why it caught fire. Modern airships use helium.
Was the Hindenburg filled with helium?
No, the Hindenburg airship was filled with hydrogen gas, not helium. The use of hydrogen was a factor in the Hindenburg disaster, as the highly flammable gas led to the airship catching fire and crashing in 1937.
What gases are in an airship?
Helium has replace hydrogen in airships
How do you use afloat in a sentence?
When the ship sank I used a lifebelt to help me keep afloat.
What does a dolphin have to keep afloat?
tail
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.
Was the Hindenburg filled with hellium?
No, the Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen, not helium. Hydrogen is highly flammable and was a contributing factor to the 1937 Hindenburg airship disaster.
Are all airship filled with the same kind of gas?
no, not always. there's the choice of hydrogen or helium.
In 1937 an airship called the Hindenburg which was filled with hydrogen gas was in the news?
In 1937, the Hindenburg, a German passenger airship, was tragically destroyed in a fire while attempting to dock in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The disaster occurred on May 6, when the highly flammable hydrogen gas used to fill the airship ignited, leading to a catastrophic explosion that killed 36 people. This event marked the end of the airship era and raised significant concerns about the safety of hydrogen as a lifting gas. The Hindenburg disaster was widely covered in the media, significantly impacting public perception of air travel.
What helps the porcupine to keep afloat?
It's spikes
