Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p An airship or dirigible is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that is propelled through the air by engine power. An aerostat stays aloft by having a large "envelope" filled with a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. In early dirigibles, the lifting gas used was hydrogen, due to its high lifting capacity.Helium gas has almost the same lifting capacity and is also nonflammable, but is rare and relatively expensive.. }
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- Airship comment "An airship or dirigible is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that is propelled through the air by engine power. An aerostat stays aloft by having a large "envelope" filled with a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. In early dirigibles, the lifting gas used was hydrogen, due to its high lifting capacity.Helium gas has almost the same lifting capacity and is also nonflammable, but is rare and relatively expensive.".