Airlander 10, also known as HAV 304, is a mixture of airship and airplane. Designed by the UK-based company Hybrid Air Vehicles, the vehicle first took off in 2012.

The vehicle, which is approximately 92 meters long, can reach a height of 5 thousand meters and a speed of 148 kilometers per hour can be reached. Although it does not need any runway for take-off and landing, it can also stay in the air for two weeks without interruption. 

It made its first test flight on August 17, 2016, taking off from Cardington Airport in Bedfordshire. In this flight, which lasted about 30 minutes, it reached an altitude of 1,500 meters and reached a speed of 64 kilometers per hour.

Since the flammable hydrogen gas used in zeppelins, whose production became widespread in the early 20th century, caused many air disasters, helium gas, which did not have this feature, was used in Airlander 10.

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