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Airlander 10 incident 18/11/17

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Airlander 10 incident 18/11/17

Post by TheMightyOz » Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:57 pm

At around 9:30am today, for reasons as yet unknown, G-PHRG "Martha Gwyn" Airlander 10 broke free of the mooring mast and escaped into the adjacent field.

Fire engines could be seen at the front of the sheds...
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...and the Airlander in a rather sorry state, partially deflated.
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Around the other side of the airfield, the police had Southill Road closed in case of any leaking helium or fuel.
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Hybrid Air Vehicles statement:
https://t.co/b8FWZXVPDf

Whilst it's hard to take any positives from this, one is that the safety system that is designed to rip open the hull to prevent the aircraft flying away worked successfully.

Cheers,
Oz

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