blimp

     

A non-rigi airship, or blimp, differs from a rigid airship (e.g. a Zeppelin) in that it does not have a rigid structure that holds the airbag in shape. Rather, these aircraft rely on a higher pressure of the gas (usually helium) inside the envelope. Although a blimp can be steered and thus qualifies as a dirigible, that term is more commonly used with rigid airships.

Trivia about blimp

  • Goodyear's The Eagle
  • Goodyear's gasbag
  • A non-rigid flexible dirigible
  • This word for a nonrigid airship may be derived from the word "limp"

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