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What flammable gas used to be used in airships?
Hydrogen used to be used in airships.
What gases are in an airship?
Helium has replace hydrogen in airships
Which floatation gas has been replaced by safer helium in airships?
The gas that helium replaced was Hydrogen
Why don't they use hydrogen gas in airships nowadays?
hydrogen is VERY flammable, which makes it an unpleasant choice.
What lighter than air gas was once used to power airships in cause the Hindenburg disaster?
The gas was Hydrogen.
What gas do you use in airships today?
In their early history, buoyant airships (zepellins, blimps) were filled with hydrogen, a highly flammable gas. Since the Hindenburg disaster, hydrogen has been supplanted by helium, a much more expensive material, but one that is inert and hence much safer.
Do airships use gas?
Airships do use gas, to provide lift.
What type of gas filled the Hindenburg airship?
It was hydrogen. That's why it caught fire. Modern airships use helium.
What gas helps airships float?
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Why is gas no longer used for airships?
gas is still used in airships to provide lift.
What other properties of helium makes it good for filling airships?
It's very light (only hydrogen gas is less dense than helium), it's relatively cheap, and (most importantly) it's not flammable (hydrogen gas is--the Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen gas).
What element was once used to fill airships?
Hydrogen was the gas that was once used to filled airships. It is extremely plentiful and easy to produce. However, it is also extremely flammable and caused a few accidents. Helium is now used.
