We haven't seen airships in our skies since the days of the Hindenburg disaster - a German airship that caught fire in the skies over New Jersey. But has airship technology matured? Hybrid Air Vehicles, a company based in Bedford, UK, thinks so and its new Airlander zeppelins, which use the inert gas helium, are supposed to make air travel not only far safer but much cleaner too.

New Scientist reporter, Alex Wilkins visited their research and training facility to get hands-on experience in flying an airship. Could this really be the future of sustainable travel?

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