A BUM LANDING!
- Publish Date
- Thursday, 25 August 2016, 1:12PM
 The world’s longest aircraft is likely going to have a similarly lengthy repair bill after a bit of a bumpy landing on Wednesday during its 2nd test flight in the UK.
The US$33.1 million, 92-metre-long ‘Airlander 10′, nicknamed ‘The Flying Bum’ for its pert, round back-end, was returning to the Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire when a line hanging from the plane reportedly got tangled on a telephone pole and caused the plane to slow-mo its way into a nosedive.
A rep for manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles refutes the pole claim, but says the company is assessing what happened.
The crew is safe, with no injuries reported.
"The Independent"
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The Airlander 10 had its maiden voyage just a week ago - watch the video and see why it's called "The Flying Bum"
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