What a bummer! 'Big ass' airship hits a telegraph pole and suffers cockpit damage just SEVEN days after its maiden test-flight (in the world's slowest crash)

The world's largest aircraft hit a telegraph pole and suffered cockpit damage as it crash landed at its base today. 


The striking 320ft-long Airlander 10, nicknamed the 'Flying Bum', made its maiden voyage last Wednesday. The aircraft, which can carry a ten-tonne pay load, crashed at Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire today. The Airlander is on sale for £25million and will be able to stay airborne for five days during manned flights. The developers say the plane can be used for surveillance, communications, delivering aid and passenger travel.