Hybrid Air Vehicles airship crashes during second test flight

Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 airship crashes during second test flight

Posted on 25 Aug 2016 by Tim Brown

The Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 was subjected to a 'heavy' landing during its second test flight - image courtesy of Channel90seconds and Youtube

Just days after its 'historic' maiden test flight, the Airlander 10 airship suffered a minor crash during its attempted landing in a airfield in Bedfordshire.

The 92-metre-long (302ft) Airlander 10, built by Hybrid Air Vehicles. was damaged during the flight from RAF Cardington airfield, Bedfordshire, with photographs showing it on the ground with its nose pointing towards the floor. In a statement, Hybrid Air Vehicles said that the prototype Airlander 10 had undertaken its second test flight and flew for a…

Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 airship crashes during second test flight

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