Airlander 10

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 11:38 pm

The maiden flight of the world's longest aircraft has begun - after a previous attempt was abandoned at the last minute.

The Airlander 10 - which is part plane and part airship - took off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.

Its original test flight on Sunday was postponed, but it finally left the ground at 19:40 BST.

The £25m aircraft measures 302ft (92m) long and is about 50ft (15m) longer than the biggest passenger jets.

Burning Petard · Post by **Burning Petard** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:23 am

Priced out in English pounds, flying from someplace in the UK, so why does it say "United States Army on the side?

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:42 am

Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd. is a British manufacturer of aircraft known as hybrid airships. These hybrids use both aerodynamics and lighter-than-air (LTA) technology to generate lift, potentially allowing the vehicle to stay aloft for several weeks.

The company developed the HAV 3 technology demonstrator. This won it the US Army LEMV contract, in association with Northrop Grumman as the prime contractor, and led to the HAV 304. Following termination of the LEMV project, the HAV 304 was rebuilt as the Airlander 10. It is the largest aircraft flying today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Air_Vehicles

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:14 am

But wait... there's more.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... oyage.html
It kind of looks like a giant asshole coming at you.

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:45 pm

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:19 pm

Perhaps that's why the article referred to it as a 'flying bum'?

Bummy McBumface?

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:48 pm

A flying bum loaded with gas--8 yea old boys would have a field day.

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:51 pm

If they used hydrogen rather than helium those 8YO boys could even light it on fire. Fun times for everyone!

dales · Post by **dales** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:14 am

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 5:10 am

MajGenl.Meade wrote:Perhaps that's why the article referred to it as a 'flying bum'?

Bummy McBumface?

Bummy McButtface. To many Americans, this is a not a bum:

This is:

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kmccune · Post by **kmccune** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:59 am

Gotta cry foul on this ,I think something very much fitting this profile has already flown .
A few years ago ,friends and me were shooting the breeze ,it was dark a little after dusk,when over the treetops something that looked like twin car headlights appeared over the treetops (almost skimming) this think was moving at an apparent speed of 35-50 mph,there was a very slight turbine sound and when it passed the profile lights on the back matched the outline of this airship .so what wuz' it ?

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:07 pm

I could tell you but then I would have to kill you.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:43 pm

kmccune wrote:Gotta cry foul on this ,I think something very much fitting this profile has already flown .
A few years ago ,friends and me were shooting the breeze ,it was dark a little after dusk,when over the treetops something that looked like twin car headlights appeared over the treetops (almost skimming) this think was moving at an apparent speed of 35-50 mph,there was a very slight turbine sound and when it passed the profile lights on the back matched the outline of this airship .so what wuz' it ?

Could be. Hybrid Air Vehicles of the UK built the platform which was shipped to the USA. The ship was assembled for the Army in the USA by Northrup Grumman as the HAV304.

On 7 August 2012 the first test flight of an LEMV was completed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

There were other test flights before the airship was cancelled. HAV purchased the... er HAV..., shipped it back to the UK, refurbished it and then gave it the maiden flight as the "Airlander" per the news stories.

LEMV is Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle. Not so long on the endurance apparently.

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:37 pm

what makes it "Multi-Intelligent"?
Multicore processors?

kmccune · Post by **kmccune** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:13 pm

@ Maj ,could be ,the military has a history of testing newer aircraft around here , there was a weird aircraft spotted that looked like it had light bulbs depending from the bottom of the craft .

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:42 pm

Odd things happen in many places - a few years back in DC, I was by the Korean war memorial when an aircraft took off from some place close by. It was a tilt rotor - maybe the Osprey - and it changed pitch not far above us and then flew round the Lincoln Memorial.

kmccune · Post by **kmccune** » Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:38 am

I agree ,many gee whiz things that have become commonplace,had their roots in black projects .

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 3:07 pm

racist!

kmccune · Post by **kmccune** » Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:28 pm

Caught again !

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:45 pm

"Flying Bum" crashes on second flight.

According to reports, crewmembers are safe and well, but the control cabin sustained significant damage.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds ... s-37174417
http://www.newsweek.com/worlds-largest- ... 3058?rx=us

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