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Major Airlander 10 production centre to be located in Doncaster
The City of Doncaster Council and Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd have reached an agreement to situate the production of Airlander 10 at Carcroft Common.
Zero-emissions air travel in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Hybrid Air Vehicles has announced the results of a first of its kind concept study into the role of Airlander, the world’s most efficient large aircraft, finding that it can deliver cost-effective, low-emission passenger transport and freight to the Highland and Island communities in the North of Scotland.
£1.7 million funding boost for Orkney-based net zero regional aviation project
A project set to deliver the blueprint for net zero regional aviation in the UK has secured £1.7 million funding and added three new partners as it enters the next phase of development.
Sustainable airship could boost connectivity across the Highlands and Islands
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) announced a concept study to explore the use case for introducing Airlander 10 aircraft for passenger transport and freight in the Highlands and Islands.
Top 5 innovations following the Farnborough International Airshow
Electronic Specifier takes a look at the top 5 innovations announced during the Farnborough International Airshow 2022.
Propelling the design and development of a unique freight delivery service
Hybrid Air Vehicles has launched a partner programme to propel the design specification of Airlander 50, its freight delivery solution.
Motors help aircraft make the most out of their fuel
On December 17, 1903 in North Carolina, the Wright Flyer became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve sustained flight with a pilot aboard. The modern ambition for many aircraft designers is to achieve the opposite — aircraft that is lighter than air.
Technicians complete inspection of the world's largest aircraft
Technicians recently completed a full hull inspection of Airlander using simple and safe rope access techniques which have been developed for maintaining aircraft. No major problems were found and Airlander got the thumbs up to continue its flight test programme.
The world's largest aircraft comes out to play
Following the completion of all indoor testing, the Airlander 10, the world’s largest aircraft, has successfully exited the hangar for the first time.Airlander 10, a plane/airship hybrid, is designed to stay airborne for up to five days at a time to fulfil a wide range of communication and survey roles, as well as cargo carrying and tourist passenger flights.
World's first full sized hybrid aircraft
BOC and a long-standing player in the lighter-than-air sector as partner to many of the world's largest aerospace assemblers and manufacturers, is sponsoring the First Flight of the Airlander, the world's first full sized hybrid aircraft. The vision of UK-based manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the Airlander is one of the largest and one of the greenest aircraft in the world.