answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

A blimp.

The name comes from the British usage of calling such airships "limps". There were type A and type B limps; the type A wasn't used very much but the "B limps" were, and the name was soon compressed to "blimp".

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the shape of an airship without a frame for support called?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Who invented the rigid-frame airship?

In 1897, the first rigid frame airship was built in Germany. The hull was made out of aluminum sheeting. The most successful rigid airship designer and builder was Ferdinand, Count von Zeppelin, with his first airship the LZ-1 built in 1900.


What is the support or frame for a detachable mast called?

Tabernacle


Which type of airship has a metal frame that extends the entire length and height of the envelope?

rigid


What materials are needed to make a model airship?

You will need cardboard or balsa wood for the frame and gondolaÊof the airship. For the blimp itself you will need a mylar bag or some other kind of nylon material, as well as helium.


Why are certain types of connective tissue called support tissues?

Certain types of connective tissue called support tissues. The support tissue is cartilage and bone. It is called support tissue because it supports the muscles of the body and gives the whole body a frame.


What frame supports?

where is the support in a frame structure


What do you call an airship without a frame?

A blimp. The name comes from the British usage of calling such airships "limps". There were type A and type B limps; the type A wasn't used very much but the "B limps" were, and the name was soon compressed to "blimp".


A frame or padding to support and extend the fullness of the back part of a womans skirt?

I believe its' called a bustle


How can you build a model car to support a egg without breaking it?

Make the car out of a frame of popsicle sticks and the egg will not break.


What is frame within a frame usually called?

in our photography class, it is either frame within frame, or double images. everyone calls it different things, but universally called frame within frame. :) If you mean frame within a 'door' frame. then it is called a sub-frame


How do you change a the fuel pump?

What year? On my 92 I was able to support the frame let the rear axle hang and replace the pump without removing the tank.


What was the top of the door called where the blood was to be spread during the passover?

Lintel. In Hebrew it is called משקוף - Mashkoaf.Answer 2The top piece of the frame is called a header. The lintel is the support structural piece to which the top of the frame is secured. The top horizontal piece of the door itself is also called the door header.