Category Archives: Airships

Airlander 10: Longest aircraft damaged during flight

Source: BBC – bbc.com The world’s longest aircraft – the Airlander 10 – has been damaged when it took a nosedive during its second test flight.

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World’s longest airship crashes in England on test flight: media reports

Source: Reuters – reuters.com The world’s longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crashed during a test flight in Bedfordshire in central England, the Press Association reported on Wednesday. The BBC reported the airship, which undertook its first flight last … Continue reading

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New Video of the Airlander 10’s First Flight

The following video is courtesy of Hybrid Air Vehicles. Ltd.

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Giant helium-filled airship Airlander takes off for 1st time

Source: AP – ap.org A blimp-shaped airship billed as the world’s largest aircraft has taken off for the first time, days after an earlier attempt was scuttled by a last-minute technical hitch. Engines roaring, the 302-foot (92-meter) Airlander 10 rose … Continue reading

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Russia Considers Pioneering $200bln Airship Scheme

Source: The Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com Russia could soon embrace lighter-than-air aircraft in an ambitious and expensive futuristic transportation project to boost links across remote areas of the country, the Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday.

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