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A dirigible is a type of aircraft, usually cigar- or egg-shaped, that floats by means of a gas bag filled with a lighter-than-air gas. On Danbooru dirigible refers to real life floating aircraft; for fantasy airships, see airship.
There are three types of dirigibles:
- Blimps have a non-rigid gas envelope; its shape is mainained by the pressure of the gas within. This simplifies some aspects of the design, while limiting the overall size of the aircraft.
- Zeppelins, in comparison, have a rigid airframe which holds its shape even when uninflated. Zeppelins are named after after their pioneer, Ferdinand von Zeppelin[1].
- semi-rigid, a hybrid of the other two.
See Also
External links
[1] Wikipedia: Ferdinand von Zeppelin
- Wikipedia: Airship
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