The maiden flight of the world's longest aircraft has begun - after a previous attempt was abandoned at the last minute.
经历被迫临时取消预定的试飞计划之后，全球最大飞行器终于开始了它的首飞秀。
The Airlander 10 - which is part plane and part airship - took off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.
Its original test flight was postponed, but it finally left the ground at 19:40 BST.
The £25m aircraft measures 302ft (92m) long and is about 50ft (15m) longer than the biggest passenger jets.
The airship is not allowed to fly at night during the test stage.
Christened the Martha Gwyn, the aircraft was first developed for the US government as a surveillance aircraft but the project was shelved amid defence cutbacks.
British firm Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) launched a campaign to return the Airlander 10 to the skies in May 2015.
The huge aircraft will be able to stay airborne for around five days during manned flights.
HAV claims it could be used for a variety of functions such as surveillance, communications, delivering aid and even passenger travel.
相关单词：maiden
maiden解释：n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的
maiden例句：
The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。
相关单词：airfield
airfield解释：n.飞机场
airfield例句：
The foreign guests were motored from the airfield to the hotel.用车把外宾从机场送到旅馆。
The airfield was seized by enemy troops.机场被敌军占领。
相关单词：postponed
postponed解释：vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）
postponed例句：
The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。
相关单词：hybrid
hybrid解释：n.(动，植）杂种，混合物
hybrid例句：
That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。
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