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MartinW
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Posted: 28 Feb 2014 at 9:03am |
Forget the A380, there's a new big boy in the sky.
The Airlander project was scraped due to budget cuts, but now it's back. This guy can stay in the air for weeks! Originally developed for the US military, the helium-filled hybrid Airlander project was scrapped owing to budget cuts. Now the giant aircraft is being brought back to life by a British company which plans to build hundreds of the environmentally friendly craft for passengers and cargo. BBC News visited the headquarters of Hybrid Air Vehicles in a massive hangar at Cardington to see the inflatable leviathan being put together. Video... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26372277 Great British engineering chaps! |
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The EADS hybrid helicopter is looking good too...
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Lockheed Martin are at it too...
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