Airlander 10: Maiden flight at last for longest aircraft

[Rheged]

BBC website report. No commentary, so they can't get things wrong!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37111527

[jcf]

Calling it the 'maiden flight' gets it wrong from the get go as the thing first flew in 2012.

[zenrat]

You'd think they'd point out the Cardington Sheds are long enough to get two of these in nose to tail as its a midget compared to the R100 and R101.

BTW, be carefull googling R100 as if you don't add AIRSHIP you get links to a rather "interesting" Japanese film.

[NARSES2]

Calling it the 'maiden flight' gets it wrong from the get go as the thing first flew in 2012.

That peeved me a bit when I read it this morning

[NARSES2]

BTW I posted a link to the Telegraph's article in the "seen over your house" thread before I saw this

[PR19_Kit]

I don't care WHEN it first flew, it looks positively AWESOME!  

[Rheged]

I don't care WHEN it first flew, it looks positively AWESOME!  

I agree, but will it look better with longer wings?

[PR19_Kit]

I don't care WHEN it first flew, it looks positively AWESOME!  

I agree, but will it look better with longer wings?

Undoubtedly, but they rejected my offers of assistance in that area........ 

[NARSES2]

It's had a small accident, or a "little crash" to quote the BBC lunchtime news. Landed on it's nose rather hard apparently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Slv6E5ntQ

[Mossie]

The cockpit is pretty badly mashed, fortunately all the crew are safe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37174417

Slow, but with 20 tonnes behind the crash it was lucky that no-one was badly hurt.

[Captain Canada]

Very cool. Too bad she's smashed up already tho, not good. It sure would be neat to see one go flying over !

[PR19_Kit]

Looked like a lack of pitch control there, which is odd as the vectored thrust engines are supposed to control exactly that.

I hope they can mend it quickly.