Air lander 10

[Sprotyrover]

The Company which builds the Worlds longest Aircraft has announced that they are in the final stages of negotiations with Doncaster MBC to secure a site large enough to build 2 production Hangers and a landing field suitable for its Airlander 10 Helium filled Airship, the Aircraft each 320 feet long will be 75 to 90% more fuel efficient than comparable passenger Aircraft and will carry 100 passengers on Short haul routes.
The company announced its first orders from a Spanish Air line Air Nostrun for 12 Aircraft and have numerous other airlines interested in acquiring their Aircraft.
The Factory will create 1200 Jobs rising!!! To 1800 in South Yorkshire. The company state they have located the ideal site in Doncaster which is well situated due to the Advanced manaufacturing Park in Rotherham, Air mechanic training sights at Doncaster Airport means a skilled workforce is on hand.
Reports on BBC,Yorkshire Post and The Times.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Brilliant news.

I tried to explain to Tyke months back that initiatives like the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, set up with the support of the EU and last Labour Govt, were the future of modern jobs in South Yorks. We aren't going back to heavy industry and back breaking manual labour. The future is in high technology stuff like this.

[Sprotyrover]

Just been on Air Notrum site on Wikipedia and the order is on showing 10 Aircraft. Their fleet of 49 seem to be geared to internal
Routes in Spain.

[danumdon]

This is good news, as likely unknown to many there still remains a decent core of engineering bias personnel in this borough who could benefit themselves and companies like this in the development of this type of initiative.

We have at our organisation quite a few who would be interested in this field being ex RAF. The money would have to be fantastic though

[Draytonian III]

I diddly squat about airships, my main questions are :-
How fast are they ?
What height do they fly at ?
What distance can the travel ?
Do they have to fly from airport to airport ?

[wilts rover]

Very positive news.

And of course it revives the tradition of airship building in the area. The R100, designed by a team including Barnes Wallis and the author Nevil Shute among others, was built by Vickers in Howden.

[Metalmicky]

I diddly squat about airships, my main questions are :-
How fast are they ?
What height do they fly at ?
What distance can the travel ?
Do they have to fly from airport to airport ?

https://www.hybridairvehicles.com/our-aircraft/airlander-10/

[Draytonian III]

I’ve read the link, thanks, but I don’t fancy it in the same way I don’t fancy going in either a helicopter or a glider.

[i_ateallthepies]

It might be useful for freight because it surely isn't going to have the speed of conventional aircraft but with a 10 Tonne payload capacity even freight is questionable.

[BillyStubbsTears]

This article throws some light on the issue.
https://www.ecowatch.com/air-travel-carbon-emissions-2653215087.html

[i_ateallthepies]

Thanks BST.

[phil old leake]

Has Donny airport being chosen because of the length of the runway.  If I’m not mistaken it’s one of the longest in the uk

I suppose this will hopefully means quite a few jobs being BBC available which will be good news. If this is successful the airport might grow and develop

[BillyStubbsTears]

I doubt it. These take of vertically don't they?

[Sprotyrover]

There are two large fields bet M18 and Westmoor link which Are classed as brown field because it was a Cold War Mod refuelling site for Helicopters
Saw a couple of chinooks refuelling there in the 80’s

[danumdon]

Id hazard a guess that the eastern side of Donny with nice flat open areas with good links to the motorway network would be a good call to site a new manufacturing facility. Jn4 M18 looks like it has all the requirements.

[Filo]

Id hazard a guess that the eastern side of Donny with nice flat open areas with good links to the motorway network would be a good call to site a new manufacturing facility. Jn4 M18 looks like it has all the requirements.

Or Junction 5 at the unity project

[danumdon]

I actually thought of that project first, then i remembered see a site drawing that looked like all the available area was already earmarked for development of different types. Can't see any reason why a project like this couldn't be incorporated into that development.