The world's largest aircraft has crashed during its second test flight since being revamped in the UK.
Airlander 10, a 92-metre part plane, part helicopter and part airship, was damaged at its base at Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire this morning.
Photographs emerged showing the aircraft on the ground with its nose pointing towards the floor.
Hybrid Air Vehicles, which is developing Airlander 10, issued a statement on Facebook which said: "We're debriefing following the second test flight this morning.
"All crew are safe and well and there are no injuries."
First developed for the US government as a long-endurance surveillance aircraft, the British firm launched a campaign to return the craft to the sky after it fell foul of defence cutbacks.
It is about 15 metres longer than the biggest passenger jets and uses helium to become airborne, travelling at speeds of up to 148km/h.
The Airlander successfully completed its first test flight without incident on 17 August.
It performed one lap of the airfield before landing about half an hour later.
That was set to be the beginning of 200 hours of test flights for the craft, which will be able to stay airborne for about 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.
