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development of their proposed "Airlander 50" 50-ton cargo airship. The HAV offer included the basic avionics, mooring masts and spare engines but not the specialist equipment or helium. With this the only offer on the table, in
September 2013 the Pentagon sold the LEMV airship back to HAV for $ 301,000.
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While cruising at altitude, propulsion can be switched to a more efficient electric drive fed from the airship's central generator. Due to the hybrid aerostatic/aerodynamic lift approach, fuel can be expended without entering a state of positive buoyancy that would necessitate routine helium venting
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Vehicles expressed an interest in purchasing the airship, saying they wanted to use it for cold-weather flights and other testing for the
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duties. Many of these duties could involve different configurations of the airship's mission module to suit. Northrop also said the LEMV could be used as a cargo aircraft, claiming that it had enough buoyancy to haul 7 tonnes (7,000 kg; 15,000 lb) of cargo 3,900 km (2,400 mi) at
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are housed within these compartments in order to regulate gas pressure; these are inflated on the ground to increase density and reduce lift. Air and helium are not allowed to mix in the ballonets, thus enabling each to be furnished with valves and fans in order to increase and decrease air volume
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to provide feedback to the pilot on engine conditions, flying surface positions, Secondary Power conditions etc. Transitioning between the vehicle's multiple modes of flight is regulated directly by the flight control system, enabling the vehicle to be operated locally, remotely or in an unmanned
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On 18 November 2017, the airship broke free from its moorings in a high wind, automatically pulling a safety rip panel so that it deflated and fell to the ground. Two people received minor injuries. In
January 2019, it was announced that the aircraft had enabled sufficient data to be gathered to
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Re-registered as G-PHRG, on 21 March 2016 the fully assembled
Airlander 10 was publicly unveiled; at this point, HAV announced that the type would be offered for both civil and military use in the future. The Airlander 10 is also to serve as a prototype for an even larger version of the airship,
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Two months after the test flight, the US Army stated that it had concerns about sending the airship abroad; these included safety, transportation to the theatre of operations, and the timeline of deployment. The US Army had planned to demonstrate the first LEMV in
Afghanistan 18 months after the
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England. It was reassembled and modified for civilian use, and in this form was redesignated the Airlander 10. 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.
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Airlander 10 is capable of staying aloft for five days while crewed, and over two weeks while unmanned. The type had the potential for various civil and military applications; these include transportation purposes, conducting aerial surveillance, acting as a communications relay, supporting
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November 2011, three months later than originally planned. According to media reports, the first flight of the LEMV was rescheduled in early June 2012; however, unspecified problems again delayed the flight until August 2012.
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to produce digital signals encoded into light pulses by one of three FCS-Masters and transmitted to the appropriate FCS-Satellite(s) located around the vehicle. These 11 FCS-Satellites then connect electrically to the appropriate equipment including flying surface actuators, engine controls,
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Missile Defense Command spokesperson, the cancellation was a result of technical and performance challenges that had been encountered, as well as resource
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The Airlander 10 was repaired and fitted with inflatable "feet" designed to be deployable in 15 seconds, to protect the cockpit in an emergency landing. It resumed flight testing on 10 May 2017. On 13 June 2017, during its fourth test flight, the Airlander reached an altitude of 3,500 feet
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to provide the thrust for both flight and manoeuvring. These engines are positioned in pairs, one set being located towards the rear of the airship, while the other are positioned alongside the sides of the forward fuselage, mounted on stub wings. Each engine is furnished with a 67 hp
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The airship could serve as a steady communications relay, ensuring that groups of soldiers in mountainous areas would never lose contact with one another, even if they do not have direct line of sight to each other. The LEMV could have tracked important convoys, key roadways, or other key
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the thrust to provide flight control, particularly during landing and taking off; the rear-mounted engines are fixed. By employing thrust vectoring, the engines can direct their thrust downwards to provide additional lift during takeoff. A series of four triangular-shaped variable
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and Northrop Grumman. The agreement also included options for procuring two additional airships. The timeline for LEMV was an 18-month schedule starting in June 2010 that included vehicle inflation at about month 10. Additional operational characterization would have occurred at
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As of January 2020 the company is planning to manufacture a batch of certified, production standard Airlander 10 hybrid airships. Compared to the prototype they are planned to feature reduced aerodynamic drag, improved landing gear and a larger payload cabin. HAV estimate the
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in order to land, a costly weakness present upon conventional airships. Fuel is primarily contained within the 12-metre-long (40 ft) main fuel module housing up to nine tons of fuel; the main tank is supplemented by separate rear and forward tanks, containing up to
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into a total of six main compartments with additional sub-divisions; these divisions can be sealed in the event of emergencies, such as battle damage being sustained, allowing for the majority of the airship's helium, and thereby lift capacity, to be retained.
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collection. It would integrate with existing ground station command centres and equipment used by ground troops in forward operating bases, making its data available to multiple users and analysts and reducing the information shortfall during operations.
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approach as a result of customer interest in such operations. In 2015, positions for a single pilot and an observer had been installed in the Airlander 10; HAV intend to adopt a twin-pilot configuration along with a greater prevalence of
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50 km/h (30 mph). According to HAV, the design would allow operators to choose among trade-offs between endurance and cargo capacity, carrying up to a maximum of 14,000 kg (30,000 lb) of cargo.
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infrastructure as semi-permanent overwatch escorts, monitor an urban area of interest to prepare for major battles or enforce security, or focus on shutting down border chokepoints. The LEMV would have enabled the
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small-scale demonstrator, and with Northrop Grumman as the prime bidder, the hybrid airship concept was accepted for the US Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) project, in preference to the
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forces. Unlike most airship designs, it does not have a circular cross-section, having adopted an elliptical shape with a contoured and flattened hull. This shaping is deliberate so that it acts as a
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The Airlander 10 possesses a sizeable flight deck with four large floor-to-ceiling windows, providing a high level of external visibility. While the airship had originally been envisioned to be
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particular, ground operations are more difficult in such conditions, but not thought to reach the extent of becoming impossible. According to HAV chief test pilot David Burns, the danger from
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With an overall length of 91 metres (299 ft), the airship was longer than any contemporary rivals. However, several mid-20th century airships were longer: for example the German
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1950s-era military airborne early warning airship, was longer at 123 m (404 ft) and larger with a 42,450-cubic-metre (1,499,000 cu ft) envelope capacity.
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The LEMV would be able to operate, like a helicopter, from small forward bases. Its operating cost and endurance were expected to be better than other surveillance options.
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announced that they had placed a reservation for ten airships, with delivery scheduled for 2026. The order was doubled to twenty airships in August 2023.
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signing of the contract; at one point, proposals included plans to construct a further five airships following mission completion. In October 2012, the
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operations from austere locations and capable of beyond-line-of-sight command and control. The developmental prototype emerged as the HAV 304, a
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was relatively low as they can pass through the airship without forcing it down. The skin is reportedly capable of handling
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1679:"Video: Army's Giant Spy Blimp Soars Over Jersey Shore in First Flight"
1178:"Meet LEMV: the first of a new generation of advanced military airship"
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2732:"Airlander 10: is this the dawning of a new age of the airship?"
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can be adjusted by pumping fuel between the fore and aft tanks.
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to promote the type in defence markets, particularly in the US.
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2409:"Air Nostrum doubles Airlander 10 commitment to 20 aircraft"
2083:"Airlander 10: Maiden flight at last for 'longest' aircraft"
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the pressure from which maintains the airship's unique shape
1836:"Army Kills The Military's Last Remaining Giant Spy Blimp."
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1621:"Hybrid Hopes: An Inside Look At The Airlander 10 Airship"
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2012:"HAV receives UK funding to bring airship back to flight"
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1821:"Army's Giant Spy Blimp Plan for Afghanistan Set Adrift."
1264:"Skunk Works P-791 airship revived as civil cargo-lifter"
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2152:"Airlander 10 gets 'giant inflatable feet' after crash"
2359:"HAV proposes Airlander production moves to Yorkshire"
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Airlander 10 takes to skies for first time since crash
2109:"Airlander 10: Longest aircraft damaged during flight"
1976:"Selex ES and HAV to team up for MoD airship testing."
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1560:"Massive new aircraft the Airlander 10 is unveiled"
1516:"LEMV Airship Sold Back to Manufacturer for a Song"
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2187:"Flight Testing Resumes for Massive Airlander 10"
259:The LEMV programme was intended to demonstrate a
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2722:"The new vehicle set to revolutionise the skies"
2617:How Airships Could Overcome a Century of Failure
2214:"Airlander 10 reaches 'highest altitude so far'"
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1076:"World's longest aircraft collapses"
2592:Palma, Bethania (20 January 2023).
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1867:George, Patrick (28 October 2015).
1718:Rosenberg, Zach (14 October 2011).
1657:"World's Largest Aircraft Crashes,
909:The technical data is shown below:
743:The prototype Airlander 10, G-PHRG
2570:Plaugic, Lizzie (17 August 2016).
2239:Busby, Mattha (18 November 2017).
2065:Carolin Fiehm and Jonathan Klein,
1720:"LEMV readied for November flight"
1487:Trimble, Stephen (5 August 2011).
1308:. United States Army. 17 June 2010
1262:Trimble, Stephen (23 March 2011).
577:The hull is internally divided by
25:
2241:"Giant airship comes loose in UK"
935:50 m (164 ft 0 in)
929:98 m (321 ft 6 in)
618:which drive sets of three-bladed
2517:Lawless, Jill (14 August 2016).
2038:Stevenson, Beth (8 April 2015),
1633:from the original on 16 May 2015
941:30 m (98 ft 5 in)
717:Government Accountability Office
705:Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
661:The LEMV project and the HAV 304
415:The HAV 304 / Airlander 10 is a
224:HAV 304 and the LEMV requirement
148:Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10
132:17 August 2016 (as Airlander 10)
49:
36:British hybrid airship prototype
2154:. BBC News Online. 3 April 2017
1412:. Airshipmarket. Archived from
1049:Guarino, Ben (18 August 2016).
959:33,285 kg (73,381 lb)
953:20,000 kg (44,100 lb)
829:Airlander 10 production version
780:European Aviation Safety Agency
443:contained within the envelope,
2954:Airships of the United Kingdom
2825:Airship Industries Skyship 600
2820:Airship Industries Skyship 500
2185:Bergqvist, Pia (11 May 2017).
2175:, BBC. (retrieved 10 May 2017)
1894:– LAtimes.com, 23 October 2013
860:In June 2022, Spanish airline
841:Design Organisation Approval.
407:Airlander 10 in Hangar One at
256:that had also been submitted.
232:HAV 304 in flight, August 2012
1:
2959:Airships of the United States
2484:"Airlander Feasibility Study"
2456:"Airlander 10 Technical Data"
2328:Neate, Rupert (26 May 2021).
1558:Gwyn Topham (21 March 2016).
775:for launching multiple UAVs.
528:, which are connected to the
150:(originally developed as the
1741:Sakr, Sharif (23 May 2012).
1677:Axe, David (8 August 2012).
1520:www.defenseindustrydaily.com
1208:Page, Lewis (22 June 2010).
1176:Excell, Jon (11 July 2010).
383:" (or in American English, "
181:lift and is powered by four
2843:Airship Management Services
2048:, Reed Business Information
2020:, Reed Business Information
1722:. Reed Business Information
1619:Norris, Guy (15 May 2015).
185:-driven ducted propellers.
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611:325 hp (242 kW)
334:remotely operated aircraft
130:7 August 2012 (as HAV 304)
26:
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2308:www.hybridairvehicles.com
1339:. Army News Service. 2009
503:closed-circuit television
48:
30:Chaetopterus pugaporcinus
2384:Kaminski-Morrow, David.
1522:. Defense Industry Daily
1022:Wide-area motion imagery
868:Technical specifications
784:Civil Aviation Authority
769:UK's Ministry of Defence
464:Flight deck and controls
338:medium-altitude aircraft
299:Operational requirements
1788:4 February 2014 at the
1768:"Army Preps Spy Blimp."
1461:Encyclopædia Britannica
1142:"Airlander 10-Mobility"
1120:"Airlander 10-Mobility"
914:General characteristics
856:Orders and reservations
371:Airlander 10 conversion
2490:. Hybrid Air Vehicles.
2135:"AAIB Bulletin 3/2017"
1938:Defense Industry Daily
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2463:hybridairvehicles.com
1661:, in 2nd Test Flight"
1410:www.airshipmarket.org
1144:. Hybrid Air Vehicles
1122:. Hybrid Air Vehicles
1017:Lockheed Martin P-791
742:
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535:Flight Control System
530:Flight Control System
510:flight control system
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263:capable of providing
254:Lockheed Martin P-791
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198:Lakehurst, New Jersey
2624:Event occurs at 2:43
1995:Flight International
1979:Flight International
1406:"Airships – HAV 304"
782:(EASA) and the UK's
688:Flight International
572:water gauge pressure
439:is also provided by
433:fixed-wing aeroplane
345:signals intelligence
289:signals intelligence
166:(HAV). Comprising a
2780:Hybrid Air Vehicles
2693:The Flying Buttocks
2435:pdf.aeroexpo.online
1857:, 15 February 2013.
1841:, 14 February 2013.
1771:Wall Street Journal
1395:, 22 February 2013.
1006:20 knots (37 km/h)
957:Max takeoff weight:
807:Cardington Airfield
794:referred to as the
757:Cardington Airfield
680:Yuma Proving Ground
656:Operational history
548:composite materials
409:Cardington Airfield
385:The Flying Buttocks
377:Cardington Airfield
238:Hybrid Air Vehicles
209:Cardington Airfield
164:Hybrid Air Vehicles
100:Hybrid Air Vehicles
71:The Flying Buttocks
61:General information
2804:Airship Industries
2472:on 1 January 2019.
2277:. 13 January 2019.
1990:Stephenson, Beth.
1974:Stephenson, Beth.
1940:, 24 October 2013.
1924:, flightglobal.com
1826:, 22 October 2012.
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