Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Whether blimp, or helicopter: England soared over the biggest ship in the world – BBC News

In the United Kingdom rose in the sky is the biggest of the existing aircraft in the world. A few days after the launch failure due to technical issues carried out a test flight of a half-hour vessel

Airlander 10 -. Kind of airship is partly the aircraft. It was originally created for the United States armed forces. But the project was abandoned due to lack of funding. The UK government has spent on the development of the aircraft about 3.7 million

The length of the airship -. 92 meters. It can climb to a height of almost 5 kilometers and reach speeds of up to 148 kilometers per hour. Due to helium Airlander 10 can stay aloft for up to two weeks (with a crew on board – up to 5 days).

It clarifies the company-developer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), this innovation developed in England, is a combination consisting of the elements of the aircraft with a fixed wing, airship, and helicopter.

According to HAV opinion, Airlander 10 great potential in the commercial sector, particularly in the freight.

Past experience launch large airships ended tragically. In 1930, at the same airport, where the test Airlander 10, was launched airship R101. A little later, it crashed in France. As a result of the accident killed nearly 50 people. After this incident, the development of large airships in the UK stopped, RIA Novosti

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