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World's longest aircraft retires to make way for production models
The world's longest aircraft has been sidelined... although that's not necessarily a bad thing. Hybrid Air Vehicles has decided against rebuilding its record-setting Airlander 10 prototype. The company will instead use its resources to create the "first batch" of production-grade Airlander 10s, CEO Stephen McGlennan said. The experimental vehicle provided the data necessary for future development, the executive added, leaving no reason to put it back in the skies. (www.engadget.com) 更多...
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It is an intriguing concept, but it didn’t strike me as something that was ready for commercial operation. It had a ridiculous accident rate given such a low number of flights, which took place under almost ideal conditions.
Its just another flying car idea or uber air taxi deal too much going against it to work like its needed. But some place for those who like to loose money to support.
