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World's longest aircraft readies for first flight in Britain

  • A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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    A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington

    A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples
  • A worker walks alongside the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. The Airlander can take off and land vertically meaning it does not need a tarmac runway. It can also operate from open fields, deserts, ice or water, meaning it could be useful for humanitarian missions or coastguard monitoring. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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    A worker walks alongside the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington

    A worker walks alongside the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. The Airlander can take off and land vertically meaning it does not need a tarmac runway. It can also operate from open fields, deserts, ice or water, meaning it could be useful for humanitarian missions or coastguard monitoring. REUTERS/Darren Staples
  • A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Airships have a long history stretching back to the nineteenth century, although their use was curtailed by competition from aeroplanes in the twentieth century and high-profile accidents such as the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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    A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington

    A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Airships have a long history stretching back to the nineteenth century, although their use was curtailed by competition from aeroplanes in the twentieth century and high-profile accidents such as the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. REUTERS/Darren Staples
  • Members of the media film the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Hybrid Air Vehicles is a privately-held firm funded so far by 17.5 million pounds ($25.2 million) raised from 1,000 shareholders, and which has benefited from U.S. investment and British and EU grants. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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    Members of the media film the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington

    Members of the media film the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Hybrid Air Vehicles is a privately-held firm funded so far by 17.5 million pounds ($25.2 million) raised from 1,000 shareholders, and which has benefited from U.S. investment and British and EU grants. REUTERS/Darren Staples
  • Test pilot David Burns sits in the cockpit of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. It will undertake additional ground testing before a first flight in the coming months. The airship could then become a familiar sight over the central English countryside as it aims to complete 200 hours of test flights before demonstrations to would-be customers. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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    Test pilot David Burns sits in the cockpit of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington

    Test pilot David Burns sits in the cockpit of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. It will undertake additional ground testing before a first flight in the coming months. The airship could then become a familiar sight over the central English countryside as it aims to complete 200 hours of test flights before demonstrations to would-be customers. REUTERS/Darren Staples
  • A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Hybrid Air Vehicles hopes to be building 12 of the airships a year by 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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    A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington

    A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Hybrid Air Vehicles hopes to be building 12 of the airships a year by 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples
  • Hybrid Air Vehicles CEO Stephen McGlennan speaks besides the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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    Hybrid Air Vehicles CEO Stephen McGlennan speaks besides the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington

    Hybrid Air Vehicles CEO Stephen McGlennan speaks besides the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples
A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples
A worker walks alongside the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. The Airlander can take off and land vertically meaning it does not need a tarmac runway. It can also operate from open fields, deserts, ice or water, meaning it could be useful for humanitarian missions or coastguard monitoring. REUTERS/Darren Staples
A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Airships have a long history stretching back to the nineteenth century, although their use was curtailed by competition from aeroplanes in the twentieth century and high-profile accidents such as the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. REUTERS/Darren Staples
Members of the media film the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Hybrid Air Vehicles is a privately-held firm funded so far by 17.5 million pounds ($25.2 million) raised from 1,000 shareholders, and which has benefited from U.S. investment and British and EU grants. REUTERS/Darren Staples
Test pilot David Burns sits in the cockpit of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. It will undertake additional ground testing before a first flight in the coming months. The airship could then become a familiar sight over the central English countryside as it aims to complete 200 hours of test flights before demonstrations to would-be customers. REUTERS/Darren Staples
A worker stands under the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. Hybrid Air Vehicles hopes to be building 12 of the airships a year by 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples
Hybrid Air Vehicles CEO Stephen McGlennan speaks besides the Airlander 10 hybrid airship during its unveiling in Cardington, Britain March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Staples

The world's longest aircraft, an airship spanning more than six double-decker buses, is set to make its maiden flight later this Spring, British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles said on Monday. The 92-metre Airlander 10 floated in a hangar in Cardington, central England, at a media event where its backers showcased a vessel they said could stay airborne for up to two weeks. Hybrid Air Vehicles is hoping the slow-moving, helium-filled Airlander 10 will catch the eye of potential customers who might want to use it to carry cargo or deliver aid, for surveillance, communications or leisure purposes. It can carry 48 passengers. (This gallery originally appeared as a Reuters story.)