天空登陆者10号：关于全球最长飞行器的5件趣事

上个月，全世界终于得以一窥天空登陆者10号的内部容颜。天空登陆者10号的制造商发布了视频，秀了它的内饰。

这架飞行器经常被比作“飞天屁股”，无论内外，造型都很奇特，机舱内有卧室套房、酒吧以及供乘客聊天社交的休息室。

关于这架飞机有五大趣事：

•世界上最长的飞行器

天空登陆者10号长302英尺，比世界上最大的客机还要长60英尺。拥有全球最大客机殊荣的是空客A380，长达240英尺。

•天空登陆者10号有玻璃地板

天空登陆者10号有玻璃地板，乘客在飞行中能看见脚下的世界。

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•其实是个飞行的氦气气球

从某个细微的角度看，天空登陆者10号其实是个飞行的氦气气球。因为船体内部氦气气压稳定，才能维持它的屁股外型。

•天空登陆者10号飞行速度远低于普通飞机

虽然天空登陆者10号是目前最长的飞行器，却不是最快的。它的最快速度仅为91英里/时，和传统飞机比不值一提。比如说，A380的速度可达560英里/时。

•可以在空中停留多日

因为天空登陆者10号速度不快，要到达目的地就需要些时日。但这不成问题，因为它最多可以持续在空中停留5天不用加油。

这架飞行器的生产时间已经有好几年了。2016年一次试飞中，它在降落时撞上了一根电线杆。那时，生产天空登陆者10号的Hybrid Air Vehicles公司本希望可以造一架能在空中停留长达2周的飞行器。本来还计划在2018年就能生产12架。（财富中文网）

译者：Agatha 

Last month, the world got it’s first glimpse of what the inside of Airlander 10will look like. Now the company behind the plane has released a video showing off its interior.

Often compared to a “flying bum” the aircraft has both a unique exterior and interior. Inside, passengers will find en-suite bedrooms, a bar, and a lounge area to mingle with other passengers.

Here are five other interesting details about the aircraft:

It’s the world’s longest aircraft.

The Airlander 10 is 302 feet long, which makes it 60-feet longer than the world’s largest passenger plane. The distinction belongs o the Airbus A380, which measures in at 240 feet.

Airlander 10 has glass floors.

Airlander 10 has glass floors, which will allow passengers to look out at the world below them while they fly.

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It’s essentially a flying helium balloon.

To some small extent, the Airlander 10 is essentially a flying helium balloon. It maintains its “bum” shape due to the pressure stabilization of helium inside the hull.

Airlander 10 travels much slower than a conventional plane.

While the Airlander 10 is the longest passenger aircraft, it won’t be the fastest. The aircraft has a top speed of just 91mph, a fraction of the speed that a traditional passenger aircraft can travel. In comparison, the A380 can travel at 560mph.

It can stay aloft for days at a time.

Since the Airlander 10 doesn’t go fast, journeys in the aircraft will take a while. But the aircraft can handle it—it’s able to stay airborne for up to five days at a time without the need to refuel.

The airship has been in production for several years. During one test flight in 2016, the aircraft hit a telegraph pole while landing. At that point, Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company behind the Airlander, was hoping to create an aircraft that could stay airborne for up to two weeks. It had also planned to build 12 of the Airships by 2018.