This video is a compilation of stills and video of four of the 6 test flights. They are the 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th. .
The Airlander was assembled at Cardington Airfield in shed 1 which is where the R101 was built.
On the 17th August 2016, the first test flight took place and lasted 30 minutes. The main road outside the airfield was crowded with cars and spectators.
The second test flight on the 24th August 2016, was not so successful as the airship's mooring rope became entangled in wires and the nose hit the ground, damaging the cockpit. The crew were unharmed.
Following repairs and fitting inflatable "feet" to protect the cockpit in an emergency landing, it resumed flight testing on 10th May 2017.
On 13th June 2017, during its fourth test flight, the Airlander reached an altitude of 3,500 feet (1,070 m).
The fifth flight was carried out on the 4th July 2017.
The sixth and final flight took place on the 17th November 2017 and it was quite late when it landed.
During the night 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.
7 мар 2023
