Been a while since we've had anything to post in here so nice to be able to post something goo.

This is pretty darn cool:

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/airlander-10-airship-worlds-biggest-aircraft-will-take-to-the-skies-in-march/ar-BBplgnB?li=BBoPOOl

Cool. I'm really pleased Bruce Dickinson has been involved in this. 

The flying bum is in the air !!

http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2016-08-17/worlds-largest-aircraft-airlander-10-delights-crowds-on-maiden-voyage/

P.S. Shouldn't that be Iron Maiden Voyage 

I found a video of the in action.

I like it, very   

That's a LOT of helium!

Oops !

QuoteThe world's largest aircraft - the Airlander 10 - has been damaged after it hit a telegraph pole during its second test flight.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37174417

oops. Looks like an Oh S&!T moment to me.

Only a 25M craft.

So we are back in the Sky:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-39873506

And has a new device to prvent further cockpit destruction:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-39479731

And video too!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-39884174/airlander-10-takes-to-the-skies-again

So now it looks like a butt from the back, AND it has boobies on the bottom. Quite the engineering feet (pun intended), I'd say.

more news:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40282863/airlander-10-world-s-longest-aircraft-hits-highest-altitude

Thanks for the up-date DD 

Flight testing is progressing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-40884920

Hope they do a night flight. Bet there'll be lots of "UFO" sightings.

Not having a lot of luck so far:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/worlds-largest-aircraft-crashes-as-roads-closed-and-public-warned-to-avoid-area-due-to-fears-of-fuel-and-helium-leaks/ar-BBF7ij7?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=spartandhp