British company gives the airship a makeover

Posted on 9 May 2011 by The Manufacturer

This month, British company Hybrid Air Vehicles is finishing the structure and base of the world's largest flying object, a modern-day Zeppelin.

Funded by the US Department of Defence, the core of the new giant airship will be flown to Arizona where it will be connected to its helium filled envelope. Early next year, the completed airship will fly back across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain. Taking roughly two days to complete the journey, it will also…

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