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What shape are most airships?
Airships are usually the shape of a oval. They look like blimps. Airships are usually filled with helium to keep them afloat.
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.
Was was the name of gas filled airships developed by the Germans?
Zeppelins.
What were the gas filled airships named after the designer in World War 1 called?
==Zeppelin Airships== They were called Zeppelins, after their designer Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
Gas-filled airships developed by Germany to drop bombs behind enemy lines?
German zeppelins
Why is it bad to use hydrogen in airships?
Using hydrogen in airships is considered dangerous because hydrogen is highly flammable and can lead to explosions if exposed to air. This risk was famously demonstrated by the Hindenburg disaster in 1937, where an airship filled with hydrogen caught fire and crashed. As a result, helium is now the preferred gas for use in airships due to its non-flammable nature.
Gas filled airships developed by Germany to drop bombs behind the enemy lines named after the designer?
Zepplins
Why is helium used in airships rather than oxygen?
Helium is a lighter gas than oxygen, ever seen balloons filled with helium? They rise upwards with heat due to a lesser amount of particles. If we used oxygen, the airships wouldn't get off the ground!
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.
What are the most famous airships?
The most famous airships are Hendenburg and Zeppelin.
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.
