Return of the Airship

Engineers are busy preparing "the world's largest aircraft" for its maiden flight this spring. Not only is Airlander 10 a giant, stretching the length of a football field, it is designed to carry 10 metric tons of cargo. Other stats are equally impressive. The airship flies 70 knots fully loaded and a single tank of fuel will propel it halfway around the world. A mix of modern materials, moreover, replaces the traditional internal structure of previous airships. A related article explains how Airlander 10 achieves lift not only aerostatically, but also aerodynamically.

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