What is the Airlander used for?

Airlander 10 has multiple potential applications: defense and security, logistics, luxury travel, maritime and coast guards, and transportation for private clients, according to its maker, and these uses can all be achieved with different interiors and accessories.

What is the Airlander 10 filled with?

helium
The Hull. Airlander 10 is a bi-hulled hybrid aircraft. The hull itself is a laminated fabric consisting of materials designed for strength, helium retention, and durability. Filled with helium, the hull is aerodynamic: an elliptical cross section with a cambered longitudinal shape.

How safe is Airlander 10?

Airlander 10 will be capable of safely taking off and landing in up to 30 knots of wind. This is similar to the crosswind limits of commercial fixed wing aircraft – the Boeing 737 has a maximum crosswind limit of 35 knots.

Where is Airlander 10 now?

HAV is currently working with Collins Aerospace and the University of Nottingham to go all-electric. The company, which is based in Bedford and Kempston, said it was “currently in contract negotiations for the first four production slots, based on signed letters of intent for over 10 aircraft”.

Where is the Airlander moving to?

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has relocated to a new HQ in Bedfordshire. The move comes after setbacks in 2017, which saw the £25m Airlander 10 hybrid airship collapse at its former base at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire.

How does the Airlander 10 work?

The hybrid Airlander 10 features a passenger cabin suspended beneath an aerodynamic, helium-filled balloon. This provides 60 per cent of its lift, with the remainder coming from the passage of air over the hull.

How do hybrid air vehicles work?

A hybrid aircraft derives its lift from a combination of aerodynamic lift (like an aeroplane), lifting gases (like an airship) and vectored thrust (similar to a helicopter).

Is the Airlander a blimp?

The HAV 304 / Airlander 10 is a hybrid airship, achieving lift, and thereby flight, via both aerostatic and aerodynamic forces. Unlike most airship designs, it does not have a circular cross-section, having adopted an elliptical shape with a contoured and flattened hull.

Is Hybrid Air Vehicles public?

Hybrid Air Vehicles is a private limited UK business, that means that our shares are not listed on a public stock exchange at this time.

Does Airlander still exist?

The modified aircraft completed design certification testing before being written off when it came loose from its moorings in a high wind on 18 November 2017 at Cardington Airfield. A production run of the Airlander 10 is now planned for 2025.

What is a hybrid jet?

A hybrid electric aircraft is an aircraft with a hybrid electric powertrain. As the energy density of lithium-ion batteries is much lower than aviation fuel, a hybrid electric powertrain may effectively increase flight range compared to pure electric aircraft.