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FEATURE - Das Luftschiff 'Airlander 10' fliegt über Bedfordshire
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (8811544s)
he Airlander 10, billed as the world's largest aircraft - a cross between a plane, an airship and a helicopter is the length of a football pitch and the height of six double-decker buses, which dwarfs the current world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380 pictured in its hanger at Cardington Airships, Bedfordshire.
The hybrid aircraft promises to be able to lift heavier payloads than passenger planes, while producing far less noise and pollution, and having a smaller carbon footprint. It needs to clock up 200 hours of flying before it is deemed airworthy by the Civil Aviation Authority and the European Aviation Safety Agency.
Airlander 10 Hybrid aircraft, Bedfordshire, UK - 21 Mar 2016
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