The Airlander 10 is a massive flying airship said to be the world's largest aircraft. The giant airship took to the skies for the first time this week with a short flight over an airfield in the UK. Airlander 10 is massive at 302-feet long and its maiden flight happened at Cardington airfield about 45 miles north of London.

The Airlander 10 is a whopping 302 feet (92 meters) long — that's longer than the largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380 (also called the Superjumbo). Airlander 10 has some capabilities of several different flying machines; it is part blimp, part helicopter, and part airplane. The bulbous clefted front end looks rather like an arse and has earned the flying machine the nickname "Flying Bum." The maiden flight lasted about half an hour and saw the airship moving around the area of the airfield.

The company sees plenty of potential for the giant aircraft. "It can stay in the air for days and even weeks carrying a lot of weight on an ultra-stable platform," Chris Daniels, head of partnerships and communication at Hybrid Air Vehicles. "And it also has the versatility to land and take off from pretty much any surface, including water, carrying up to 10 tonnes [about 22,000 lbs.] of cargo."

With those qualities, Daniels says the Airlander 10 could be used for search and rescue, patrol and surveying, as well as a Wi-Fi platform for rock festivals. Another use? "Passenger flight (think safaris and luxury tourism) or for cargo to remote regions where there aren't good roads or railways, or perhaps an airport doesn't exist.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icbR369FZZs&feature=youtu.be

Mehn.... this Aircraft is f**king ugly.

if it can carry a million people, then no problem

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Mehn.... this Aircraft is f**king ugly.

Is a bum fine before? That is why it is called the 'flying bum'!

I'll keep respecting Engineers abeg!!!