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Airlander 10 Comes Unmoored and the Safety Features Work as Planned

posted by janrinok on Monday November 20 2017, @12:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the destruction-is-a-safety-feature dept.

realDonaldTrump writes:

"The world's longest aircraft dubbed the 'Flying Bum' was seriously damaged on Saturday after it slipped its moorings and crashed into a field....
'The aircraft has a safety system which operates automatically in circumstances of the aircraft breaking free of its mast, and is designed to rip open the hull and deflate the aircraft.'"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5095481/

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Monday November 20 2017, @04:17AM

    by edIII (791) on Monday November 20 2017, @04:17AM (#599140)

    Where do you get such credentials ?

    As near as I can tell, probably Chuck E' Cheese's, or any of your fine novelty shops that sell muff diver t-shirts and Area 51 security cards. I think right next to the 25c machines where you can get wash-off tats.

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