{"id":64579,"date":"2023-12-26T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/26\/worlds-largest-airship-unveiled-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T13:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T13:00:12","slug":"worlds-largest-airship-unveiled-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/26\/worlds-largest-airship-unveiled-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s largest airship unveiled – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Airbus A380<\/a> may be the largest commercial jet, but something far larger took to the skies in recent months.<\/p>\n

Earlier this fall, a California startup embarked on a test flight of its new airship.<\/p>\n

Flown with the help of 13 helium bags, a dozen electric motors and four fin rudders, “Pathfinder 1” exited its hangar at Moffett Field near Palo Alto in early November. After years of development, it’s beginning the next phase of its lifecycle: outdoor flight testing.<\/p>\n

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Far larger than the biggest passenger jets<\/h2>\n

The airship measures a whopping 408 feet in length. For context, an A380 jet (shown below) is 239 feet long.<\/p>\n

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