[She has no clue what the Highwind Skyways are or the Ixal, but there's a simple solution.]

Hmm... maybe a small example might be the best way to start. Computer: give me a model of an airship, about sixty centimeters long.

[A small airship shimmers into view on the floor, though it's not exactly what O'danya would be expecting. This airship looks more like a 20th century Earth dirigible.]

Is it something similar to this?