Ballonet
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ballonet-264-1357205
title:
Ballonet
text:
A ballonet is an inflatable bag inside the outer envelope of an airship which, when inflated, reduces the volume available for the lifting gas, making it more dense. Because air is also denser than the lifting gas, inflating the ballonet reduces the overall lift, while deflating it increases lift. In this way, the ballonet can be used to adjust the lift as required. Ballonets may typically be used in non-rigid or semi-rigid airships, commonly with multiple ballonets located both fore and aft to
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Air-filled bags inside the envelope of an airship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballonet
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-13T05:44:04Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Ballonet_analogue.jpg","width":2352,"height":2583}
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13
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