Airship
device · 1852 · Industrial Revolution
A steerable powered balloon (Giffard, Zeppelin).
What it is made of
- Propeller — has part. Air propellers.
- Internal combustion engine — has part. Internal combustion engines.
Principles and materials it uses
- Hydrogen — uses. Zeppelins were filled with hydrogen.
- Duralumin — is made of. The frames of zeppelins.
- Helium — uses. After the Hindenburg — helium.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Hot air balloon — evolved from. A steerable balloon.
What it is a kind of
- Blimp — includes. An airship.