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

The Airlander 10 in flight, after taking off from Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire, Aug. 17, 2016Source: 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 week, had hit a telegraph pole.

Hybrid Air Vehicles, the manufacturer of the helium-filled airship, said no-one was injured during the second test flight.

“All crew are safe and well and there are no injuries,” it said on Twitter, without giving details of the incident.

Source: Reuters – reuters.com

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