Category Archives: Hybrid Airships

Airlander 10: Longest aircraft damaged during flight

Posted on August 24, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

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

Posted on August 24, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

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

Posted on August 20, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

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

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

Posted on August 17, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

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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Airlander 10: Aircraft Leaves Hangar for First Time

Posted on August 8, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

New! Watch a video of the Airlander 10 exiting its hangar for the first time at the bottom of this post. Source: BBC – bbc.com The world’s longest aircraft has been brought out of its hangar for the first time. … Continue reading →

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