The world's largest plane delayed its first flight at the last minute

Airlander 10, the world's largest balloon hybrid, suddenly canceled its first flight due to a technical malfunction.

Airlander 10 is the world's largest balloon hybrid. Photo: Airline Updates.

Fox News is scheduled to make its maiden voyage at an airfielder, the first of its kind in the world, to take its first flight from an airport 72km north of London yesterday.

Ailander 10 was taken out of the repository on August 8 to perform the final test, before making the first itinerary. However, the small technical issue caused the delayed flight at the last minute. According to Stephen McGlennan, chief executive of Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), engineers did not fix the problem before dark. McGlennan has not shared a new Airlander 10 schedule.

Airlander 10 is a hybrid airship that uses less fuel, but can carry more cargo than conventional aircraft. The aircraft can travel at 145km / h and in the air for two weeks.

Initially, Airlander 10 was developed by the US military to scout in Afghanistan. Then, the plane was bought by HAV in 2013.