Inside the world's largest balloon with glass floor, carrying super rich circles
The world's largest balloon has just released images of its interior. And they are incredibly luxurious!
Is that a bird? Or is it an airplane? No, it's a hybrid balloon!
The world's largest balloon has just revealed its interior at the Farnborough air show last week - and there's no word to describe its "quality"!
The interior of the balloon is designed by Design Q.
Nicknamed the "Flying Butt" because of its butt-like shape, Airlander 10 is a combination of aircraft - airship - helicopter , built by the company Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV). It is worth up to £ 25 million ($ 33 million), 92 meters long - about 18 meters more than the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft with a length of nearly 73 meters.
HAV is expected to carry up to 19 passengers on a three-day trip on the Airlander 10, and it seems that these great guests will have amazing experiences on board.
The interior of the balloon is designed by Design Q, a UK-based design consultancy office.
Airlander 10 has luxurious bedrooms with private bathrooms, a "mid-air bar" and spacious living area.
"Mid-air bar" and spacious seating area.
The most interesting feature of interior design is the glass floor, which allows passengers to enjoy the vast sky view from a height of nearly 5km above sea level.
Private bathroom inside the balloon.
Although larger than the A380, it is certainly not as fast: Airlander's maximum speed is only 147km / h compared to the A380's continuous flight speed of 901km / h.
However, Airlander is not used to arrive quickly. Instead, this luxurious airship is designed to revive the joy of flying as an experience rather than a means of transport.
Luxury bedroom.
Stephen McGlennan, CEO of HAV, said in a press release: "Airlander challenges people to rethink the sky - that is the driving force behind everything we do."
"Air travel is so popular that people only consider moving from A to B as quickly as possible. The things we are aiming at here are how to turn the journey into joy."
However, the flights of this world's largest balloon are not always smooth.
In 2016, the giant balloon crashed into a telegraph pole and plugged its head to the ground on a second test flight.
In 2017, shattered before taking off less than 24 hours after a successful test flight. Two people were slightly injured.
A broken part of the Airlander 10 was seen in Bedfordshire.
The giant balloon has now completed six successful test flights, but it will need to complete a total of 200 hours displaying no incidents in the sky before it is allowed to transport commercial passengers.
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