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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 BK on Monday November 20 2017, @04:29AM (2 children)

    by BK (4868) on Monday November 20 2017, @04:29AM (#599145)

    I mean, it's a good idea you have there but Oh! The humanity!

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  • (Score: 1) by shrewdsheep on Monday November 20 2017, @09:02AM (1 child)

    by shrewdsheep (5215) on Monday November 20 2017, @09:02AM (#599195)

    ... Oh! The Hindenburg! FTFY

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Monday November 20 2017, @09:26AM

      by FatPhil (863) <{pc-soylent} {at} {asdf.fi}> on Monday November 20 2017, @09:26AM (#599199) Homepage
      > FTFY

      You didn't fix anything, as nothing was broken. In fact, it was you who broke something - the Herbert Morrison quote.
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