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Dirigibles meaning
plural of dirigible
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The Macon, the last of the Navy’s dirigibles, was built at a cost of $2.5 million by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Company of Akron, Ohio, a joint venture between the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Zeppelin Company of Germany.
The high-rises that remained would serve as mooring masts for these giant dirigibles.
Aerodynamic lift requires relative motion of the fluid which distinguishes it from aerostatic lift or buoyancy lift as used by balloons, blimps, and dirigibles.
Non-rigid dirigibles are characterized by a moderately aerodynamic gasbag with stabilizing fins at the back.
Ships, boats, submarines, dirigibles and aeroplanes usually have a rudder for steering.
The remaining dirigibles were transferred to France, Italy, Britain, and Belgium in 1920.