Successful flight recommences Airlander test programme after crash last summer
The world’s first full sized hybrid aircraft, fuelled in part by helium (He), has taken to the skies again after crash-landing last summer.
The Airlander 10, a creation of UK-based manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), completed a successful test flight yesterday after a heavy landing last August had put the vessel out of action.
The 92 metre-long aircraft nosedived on landing during its second test flight in 2016, sustaining damage to its cockpit and flight deck.
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