Despite Technical Progress, Hybrid Airships Still Await Launch Customers
The huge hybrid airship remains confined inside the hangar at Cardington, England, from which it was due to emerge and fly last April.
Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 airship is shown in the company’s hangar at Cardington earlier this year after reassembly.
Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 airship is shown in the company’s hangar at Cardington earlier this year after reassembly.

The biggest disappointment of this Farnborough show must surely be the non-appearance of the Airlander 10. The huge hybrid airship remains confined inside the hangar at Cardington from which it was due to emerge and fly last April. Its maker, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV, Hall 4 Stand 36) told AIN that no single problem had caused the delay. “We’ve erred on the side of caution, as we’re the first of a new type,” said a spokesman.


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