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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Company behind world’s biggest aircraft aims to smash record with new model

The company behind one of the world’s biggest aircraft has announced its plans to go even bigger with a new aircraft designed for moving more freight.

Over the past few years, Bedford-based company Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has been developing the Airlander 10, nicknamed ‘the flying bum’ due to its rear-end-like shape, in an effort to create zero-emission aircraft.

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