Giant Airship Airlander 10 Completes Its Maiden Trip in London

The world’s largest airship, Airlander 10, completed its maiden trip on Wednesday at London’s Cardington airfield, after a postponement due to technical concerns on Sunday. This largely anticipated flight lasted for about half an hour. The airship completed a series of flight maneuvers and landed safely. According to Stephen McGlennan, the CEO of the airship’s manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles, this huge 92-meter-long aircraft “is a mixture of airplane technology, airship technology and helicopter techno