Passage:
Early twentieth-century aviation saw the development of two distinct types of lighter-than-air craft: rigid airships and non-rigid airships. Rigid airships, commonly known as Zeppelins, relied on an internal structural framework—typically constructed from lightweight aluminum alloys—that maintained the vessel's shape regardless of the gas pressure inside. In contrast, non-rigid airships, or blimps, possessed no internal metal framework; their envelope maintained its aerodynamic shape entirely through the internal pressure of the lifting gas. Consequently, while rigid airships could be built significantly larger to carry heavy payloads, blimps were lighter, easier to deflate, and far simpler to store when not in service.
According to the passage, how did rigid airships explicitly differ from non-rigid airships in maintaining their shape?
- Rigid airships used an internal metal framework, whereas non-rigid airships depended entirely on internal gas pressure.Cevap
- BRigid airships maintained their shape using gas pressure, whereas non-rigid airships relied on internal aluminum frames.
- CRigid airships maintained their shape through outer fabric tension, whereas non-rigid airships used deflatable wooden beams.
- DRigid airships were designed primarily for heavy payloads, whereas non-rigid airships were designed for simple storage.