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Can Hydrogen fly?
No, Hydrogen is a gas. The verb "fly" can not be applied to a gas.
How do airships fly?
Just like how a ship floats in the sea because it weighs less than the amount of water it displaces... an airship weighs less than the amount of air it displaces.This is accomplished through the use of lighter-than-air gasses such as helium. In the past hydrogen was used for this, but due to its high flammability this is no longer done. Helium is completely non-flammable and thus is perfectly safe lifting agent.The pilot adjusts the airships bouyancy by either adding more gas, venting gas or by dropping ballast (usually water tanks or sandbags) Once the airship has neutral bouyancy, it can be steered using the elevators and rudders.It is similar in principle to a submarine, which uses 'air' in the ballast to float to the surface and water to descend. Airships rise when 'air' in their hull tanks is replaced with a 'lighter than air' gas, such as Hydrogen or Helium.Just like how a ship floats in the sea because it weighs less than the amount of water it displaces... an airship weighs less than the amount of air it displaces.This is accomplished through the use of lighter-than-air gasses such as helium. In the past hydrogen was used for this, but due to its high flammability this is no longer done. Helium is completely non-flammable and thus is perfectly safe lifting agent.The pilot adjusts the airships bouyancy by either adding more gas, venting gas or by dropping ballast (usually water tanks or sandbags) Once the airship has neutral bouyancy, it can be steered using the elevators and rudders.It is similar in principle to a submarine, which uses 'air' in the ballast to float to the surface and water to descend. Airships rise when 'air' in their hull tanks is replaced with a 'lighter than air' gas, such as Hydrogen or Helium.
What kind of energy does the airship use?
Don't you mean airplane moron? And it uses gas. like petroleum. or diesel.
A gas with one proton?
A gas with one proton would be hydrogen gas (H2), which consists of two hydrogen atoms, each with one proton.
Are the Hindenburg and the goodyear blimp examples of hot air balloons?
No. All three are so-called "lighter than air" machines, because they're filled with gases that make tham buoyant in normal atmosphere. But the gases are different. The Hindenburg was filled with hydrogen, and was destroyed in 1937, in a catastrophe so deadly and so graphic that hydrogen was never again used to float airships. Blimps today, including the Goodyears, are floated with helium. And hot-air balloons, as the name implies, are floated with . . . . .
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 accident led to change hydrogen gas in airships?
The Hindenburg disaster
What gases are in an airship?
Helium has replace hydrogen in airships
Can Hydrogen fly?
No, Hydrogen is a gas. The verb "fly" can not be applied to a gas.
Which floatation gas has been replaced by safer helium in airships?
The gas that helium replaced was Hydrogen
What lighter than air gas was once used to power airships in cause the Hindenburg disaster?
The gas was Hydrogen.
What is an example of a gas element?
An example of a gas element is helium, which is a noble gas commonly used in party balloons and airships.
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 gas helps airships float?
the gas that helps airships is i hate you wikianswers.com
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.
