Blimp
device · 1900 · Electric age
An airship without a rigid frame.
What it is made of
- Balloon envelope — has part. A sealed envelope whose shape is held by helium pressure.
- Airship ballonet air bag — has part. An internal air bag that regulates pressure and altitude.
- Wicker gondola basket — has part. A crew cabin under the envelope.
- Propeller — has part. Propellers provide thrust.
- Tail fins and rudder — has part. Rudder and elevators.
Principles and materials it uses
- Helium — uses. Helium.
What it is a kind of
- Airship — is a kind of. An airship.