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Blimp

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Goodyear Blimp takes first flight

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Good Year Blimp Pilot Saves Passengers in Germany, Then Dies in Crash

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Goodyear's Blimp Time-Lapse Build in Blimp Hanger

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Blimp (short song) - Louis Cole

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Fly Your Own Nano Blimp | VAT19

A blimp, or non-rigid airship, is an airship (dirigible) or barrage balloon without an internal structural framework or a keel. Unlike semi-rigid and rigid airships, blimps rely on the pressure of the lifting gas inside the envelope and the strength of the envelope itself to maintain their shape.
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  • Examples of non-rigid airships