Explain this!What's this flying object? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 21st Century Airships has been testing and perfecting this ball-like blimp blimp: see airship. since the mid-1990s. How is it better than traditional blimps? The Canadian company says the round shape makes the craft easier to maneuver. A hybrid electric system turns large and slow propellers, allowing the blimp to travel at higher altitudes and for longer durations. The blimp is even designed to land on and take off from water! Like the classic models, this airship airship, an aircraft that consists of a cigar-shaped gas bag, or envelope, filled with a lighter-than-air gas to provide lift, a propulsion system, a steering mechanism, and a gondola accommodating passengers, crew, and cargo. will be used for advertising and sightseeing. But the company also aims higher: They hope unmanned versions will someday some·day adv. At an indefinite time in the future. Usage Note: The adverbs someday and sometime express future time indefinitely: We'll succeed someday. Come sometime. hover An option in Microsoft Internet Explorer that removes the permanent underline from hypertext links. The underline displays automatically and only when the cursor is placed over (hovers over) the link. Hover is available in Tools/Internet Options/Advanced/Underline links. 13 miles above ground to work as satellites, beaming signals for wireless technology. Check out www.21stcenturyairships.com |
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