Airlander 10, ‘The Flying Bum,’ Crashes During Test Flight

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Airlander 10, a massive aircraft that critics said looked like a giant, flying butt, crashed after its second test flight in Bedfordshire, England, on Wednesday.

No one was injured in the incident.


“The Airlander experienced a heavy landing and the front of the flight deck has sustained some damage which is currently being assessed,” Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company developing the aircraft, said in a statement.

“The flight went really well and the only issue was when it landed,” a company spokesperson to the BBC.