HAV3. 04 3. 00ft- long 'airship' unveiled in Britain is world's longest aircraft. Known as the HAV3.

Bedfordshire. It is 3. It can stay in air for 3 weeks and will be vital to delivering humanitarian aid. Its funders have included the Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. The aircraft, due to fly later this year, is 7.

By. Ellie Zolfagharifard. Published. 1. 2: 4. GMT, 2. 8 February 2. GMT, 1 March 2. 01. At 3. 02ft, it is the world’s longest aircraft. That’s longer than the Airbus A3.

In case you’ve somehow managed to avoid the growing hype, on August 21, a solar eclipse will pass over the United States. And to protect your eyesight when staring. The flying bum! 300ft-long 'airship' unveiled in Britain is the world's longest aircraft. Known as the HAV304, aircraft is being displayed at hanger in Bedfordshire. Watch breaking news videos, viral videos and original video clips on CNN.com.

Big Ben is high. But that is not the HAV3. It is a hybrid aircraft – part plane and part airship. It is also almost 3. Antonov An- 2. 25, which was until now the.

Scroll down for video. Full of gas: The world's longest aircraft - part airship, plane and helicopter - has been unveiled in Cardington, Bedfordshire. It will be used for surveillance and aid missions.. The world's longest aircraft, which can stay in the air for up to three weeks, has been unveiled.

It will be vital in delivering several tonnes of humanitarian aid. Does my bum look big in this? The amusingly- shaped aircraft has been funded by the singer in Iron Maiden.

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Useful: It's claimed the unusual craft could be used for surveillance, staying airborne for three weeks at a time. The giant aircraft is being displayed at Cardington in Bedfordshire in the only hangar big enough to accommodate the 1. Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden and a high- profile investor in the aircraft, compared the ship to Thunderbird 2 and described it as a 'game changer.''It will be able to cross the Atlantic and launch things right where they need to be,' he told Radio 4’s Today programme. At 3. 00ft, the aircraft is longer than the biggest airliner, the Airbus A3. It is also almost 3. Antonov An- 2. 25, which was until now the longest aircraft ever built. Now that's rock- n- roll!

Bruce Dickinson, frontman of the 1. Watch Beyond The Gates 4Shared there. Watch The Jack Bull Streaming. Iron Maiden, with the craft.

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So.. how does it work? Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson chats with pilot David Burns in the cockpit.

Flight deck: Bruce Dickinson at the controls of the helium- filled aircraft. It could be used for aid missions. The designers are planning an even bigger version that will eventually be able to carry 5. Bruce Dickinson (left), lead singer of Iron Maiden, compared the ship to Thunderbird 2 (left) and described the craft as a 'game changer''It can reach about 1. The low carbon ship, known as the HAV3. It is due to fly in the UK later this. Created by Hybrid Air Vehicles and first flown in the U.

S, the ultra- green HAV3. UK government. Pictured is the HAV3. Cardington in December. The aircraft is about 7. Cardington hangar, which now houses the aircraft, was built 1. R1. 01 (pictured), in the 1. HAV3. 04: THE TECHNICAL DATAVolume: 1,3.

Length:  3. 02 ft (9. Width:    1. 43 ft (4. Height:   8. 5 ft (2. Endurance: 5 days manned Altitude: up to 2. Speed:  9. 2 mph (1. Weight:  4. 4,1. 00 lbs (2.

Payload capacity: 2. It looks like giant airship but it has a unique aerodynamic shape that means it can also create lift just like an aeroplane wing. The cambered shape provides up to 4. This allowed engineers make the machine heavier than air, removing the need for crew to hang onto ropes to hold it down.  A number of ballonets fore and aft in each of the hulls provide pressure control.

The aircraft is powered by four 3. V8 direct injection, turbocharged diesel engines. Two engines mounted forward on the hull and two on the stern of the hull for cruise operation. The plan is that the HAV3. Airlander 5. 0, which would be able to transport 5. HAV3. 04 Hull and Mission Module arriving at Cardington. Hybrid Air Vehicles plans to produce around 1.

The huge aircraft combines the best of aeroplane, airship and helicopter design. HAV believes there could be a world market for between 6. For the time being, the company plans to produce around 1. This is expected to lead to the creation of 1,8.

Bedfordshire area.‘The growing aerospace sector has the potential to generate thousands of new jobs and billions of pounds to the UK economy in contracts,’ business secretary Vince Cable said today.‘That is why so much effort is being put in by government and industry to ensure we stay ahead of the competition and build on our strong position as second in the world for aerospace.’He added: ‘As part our long- term industrial strategy we are jointly funding £2 billion of research and development into the next generation of quieter, more energy- efficient and environmentally- friendly planes.‘That includes backing projects like HAV's innovative low- carbon aircraft which can keep us at the cutting edge of new technology. Here is a British company that has the potential to lead the world in its field.’Cardington hangar, which now houses. R1. 01, in the 1. The R1. 01 was twice as long as the hybrid air vehicle and had a dining room and lounge on board. However, it was engulfed by fire after it crashed in France in 1. The R1. 01 was twice as long as the hybrid air vehicle and had a dining room and lounge on board. However, it was engulfed by fire after it crashed in France in 1.