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Airships do use gas, to provide lift.

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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 flammable gas used to be used in airships?

Hydrogen used to be used in airships.


Do you still use hydrogen powered airships?

There never were hydrogen powered airships. Hydrogen provided lift, not propulsion. Propulsion came from combustion engines using diesel or gasoline.


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.


Was was the name of gas filled airships developed by the Germans?

Zeppelins.


How do airships move?

Airships move primarily through the use of buoyancy and propulsion. They are filled with a lighter-than-air gas, such as helium or hydrogen, which allows them to rise. For horizontal movement, airships are equipped with engines and propellers that generate thrust, enabling them to steer and navigate through the air. The combination of buoyancy for altitude control and propulsion for forward movement allows airships to travel efficiently.


Which floatation gas has been replaced by safer helium in airships?

The gas that helium replaced was Hydrogen


What accident led to change hydrogen gas in airships?

The Hindenburg disaster


What gases are in an airship?

Helium has replace hydrogen in airships


What gas is used in hot airships?

hot airships don't really exist. you get hot air balloons, but they're only marginally steerable. If you were to find a hot air ship, well, then lift would be provided by the hot air. The gas they'd use to create that hot air would be propane.


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.