The World's Largest Aircraft Maiden Flight

[IanHenry]

The title says it all really, it took to the air yesterday. See this page for the video:

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...t-in-uk/ar-BBvL0rK?li=AAdeCd7&ocid=spartandhp


Ian

 

[sixstrings5859]

Looks like a flying butt. LOL!

 

[IanHenry]

Looks like a subsequent flight didn't go as planned!
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...-the-sky/ar-BBvZxuX?li=AA59G2&ocid=spartandhp


Ian

 

[n4gix]

I wouldn't call that a "crash" at all. It's more like an uncontrolled nose first soft landing. It doesn't appear that any damage occurred.

 

[Tom Clayton]

There was damage to the flight deck and from one photo, it looked like damage to the infrastructure leading to the right-front engine. I'll have to see if I can find those.

Edit: https://londonpress.org/2016/08/24/...lander-crash-landed-england-on-a-test-flight/

 

[n4gix]

Oh, I see there was some very minor damage to the forward section of the cockpit. Still, it could have been much worse. Probably more embarrassing than anything else.

 

[Tom Clayton]

Probably!

The developers were very quick to point out that there were no injuries. They say that when you're in a crash, it seems like everything happens in slow motion. In this case, how much slower could it get!?