a rigid airship
having a long, cylindrical
body supported by internal
gas cells. But there were twelve other methods of heavier-than-air flightTheavier-than-air; that's not ballooning or zeppelins.
- Studying Introduction (18 June 64) a lighter-than-air vehicle with a rigid metal
frame,
having a huge, long cigar-like
body, equipped with bags within it containing
gas to provide
lift, a means to move it through the air, such as propellers, and accommodations for passengers,
crew and
cargo. A zeppelin works on the principle that certain gases are lighter than air and when contained within a balloon or bag will
lift it upwards. By including a
steering mechanism and a means to propel the balloon, passengers and
cargo may be transported through the air. The zeppelin was named after
German inventor
Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who designed and manufactured a motorized, rigid-
frame, lighter-than-air balloon in 1900. Becoming popular in the early 1900s, zeppelins were used to
transport passengers to
different locations and carried the
crew and passengers in gondolas (cars suspended below the
body of an airship or balloon which
hold the passengers, instruments, etc.). But there were twelve other methods of heavier-than-air
flight-heavier-than-air; that's not ballooning or zeppelins.
n. a lighter-than-air vehicle with a rigid metal
frame,
having a long cigarlike
body, equipped with bags within it containing
gas to provide
lift, a means to move it through the air, such as propellers, and accommodations for passengers,
crew and
cargo. A zeppelin works on the principle that certain gases are lighter than air and when contained within a balloon or bag will
lift it upwards. By including a
steering mechanism and a means to propel the balloon, passengers and
cargo may be transported through the air. A zeppelin maintains its shape by a light metal framework as opposed to that of a blimp, whose shape is held by the
pressure of the
gas inside of it and not by a rigid
frame. The zeppelin was named after
German inventor,
Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838-1917), who designed and manufactured a motorized, rigidframe, lighter-than-air balloon in 1900. Popular in the early 1900s, zeppelins were used for
transport and carried the
crew and passengers in gondolas (cars suspended below the
body of an airship or balloon which
hold the passengers, instruments, etc.). With the outbreak of
World War I (1914-1918), zeppelins were constructed for military
purposes, which included the bombing of
London,
England by
Germany. They were also used for military
purposes again during
World War II (1939-1945). However, vulnerability to anti-aircraft
fire, stormy weather and safety problems which led to accidents brought an end to the zeppelin's popularity.