£1m to help Airlander 10 develop electric propulsion

A partnership of Hybrid Air Vehicles, Collins Aerospace and the University of Nottingham has won grant funding to develop electric propulsion for the Airlander 10. Funding in excess of £1 million from the UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme will go on the project, named E-HAV1 to deliver a full-sized prototype 500kW electric propulsor. The […]

Airlander ready to return to the skies following repairs

The Airlander 10 is repaired and is being prepared to take to the skies again. The hybrid aircraft built by Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) took to the skies in August 2016 but sustained structural damage to the Flight Deck when it suffered a hard landing during its second test flight. HAV says the flight deck […]