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FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587785b)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
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DUK10059697_057
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by South Bedfordshire News Agen/REX/Shutterstock (8597815f)
Airlander 10 airship
Airlander 10 in Cardington, Befordshire, UK - 08 Apr 2017
First time Airlander 10 comes out of its hanger this morning after the embarrassing crash landing suffered on its maiden flight in Bedfordshire back in August 2016.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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DUK10059697_053
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by South Bedfordshire News Agen/REX/Shutterstock (8597815g)
Airlander 10 airship
Airlander 10 in Cardington, Befordshire, UK - 08 Apr 2017
First time Airlander 10 comes out of its hanger this morning after the embarrassing crash landing suffered on its maiden flight in Bedfordshire back in August 2016.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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DUK10059697_056
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by South Bedfordshire News Agen/REX/Shutterstock (8597815j)
Airlander 10 airship
Airlander 10 in Cardington, Befordshire, UK - 08 Apr 2017
First time Airlander 10 comes out of its hanger this morning after the embarrassing crash landing suffered on its maiden flight in Bedfordshire back in August 2016.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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DUK10059697_058
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786r)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
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DUK10059697_059
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786p)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
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DUK10058138_013
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786o)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_011
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786m)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_014
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786l)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_012
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786j)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_001
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786h)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_002
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786g)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_015
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786e)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_005
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786d)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_003
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587786b)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
(c) Dukas -
DUK10059697_055
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by South Bedfordshire News Agen/REX/Shutterstock (8597815c)
Airlander 10 airship
Airlander 10 in Cardington, Befordshire, UK - 08 Apr 2017
First time Airlander 10 comes out of its hanger this morning after the embarrassing crash landing suffered on its maiden flight in Bedfordshire back in August 2016.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10059697_052
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by South Bedfordshire News Agen/REX/Shutterstock (8597815i)
Airlander 10 airship
Airlander 10 in Cardington, Befordshire, UK - 08 Apr 2017
First time Airlander 10 comes out of its hanger this morning after the embarrassing crash landing suffered on its maiden flight in Bedfordshire back in August 2016.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10059697_054
FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by South Bedfordshire News Agen/REX/Shutterstock (8597815b)
Airlander 10 airship
Airlander 10 in Cardington, Befordshire, UK - 08 Apr 2017
First time Airlander 10 comes out of its hanger this morning after the embarrassing crash landing suffered on its maiden flight in Bedfordshire back in August 2016.
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
DUK10058138_004
FEATURE - Luftschiff "Airlander" verlässt den Hangar in Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoff Robinson Photography/REX/Shutterstock (8587785a)
Airlander 10 in Cardington
The Airlander 10 has come out of its hanger in Bedfordshire for the first time since it crashed last summer.
The GBP 25 million Airlander 10, which is part plane and part airship, was moved out of the hanger in Cardington in the darkness on Friday night.
Last August the aircraft nosedived on landing after its second flight, no one was injured in the accident, but the cockpit was destroyed and since then the 92-metre long aircraft has been undergoing extensive repairs at a hangar in Cardington.
The new-look airship has now been revealed and includes two huge inflatable 'airbags' which are stowed during the flight and protect the cock pit on landing.
The massive inflatable 'landing feet' are officially called an auxiliary landing system, according to Hybrid Air Vehicles.
They are one of a number of changes which have been made since the crash, which happened when the Airlander climbed to an excessive height because its mooring line became caught on power cables, an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report has now revealed.
'We had to look at how you stop 35 tonnes of airship coming down and squashing that composite flightdeck area' said Nick Allman, programmes director.
'The petals will hold the whole system up against the hull so it will give us no drag and no change in how the aircraft flies normally.
'When we are coming in to land the pilot has an activator that opens some valves and it uses the air from inside the aircraft to inflate the airbags in around 15 seconds.'
The airbags, which also allow the aircraft to land safely at a greater range of landing angles, are more than three metres in length and contain 15m3 gas.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the crash was caused when Airlander couldn't be secured to its mooring mast at the end of its ...
For more information visit https://www.rexfeatures.com/stackl
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