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9th August 2006 | 18:37

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Farmer 1

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Chevvron,

Partly right, I think. The early airships were either dirigible or nondirigible, i.e. steerable or non-steerable. Nothing to do with rigidity.

I don't know when the term Blimp came into use, but I believe it was a later invention.