Airlander testing falls behind after delay to funding

摘要

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is to launch the flight test campaign for its Airlander 10 hybrid airship around May 2015, after taking longer than expected to raise funds to support the effort. The UK company was originally due to fly the aircraft from its base in Bedfordshire in December 2014, but has encountered a delay in raising the required £5 million ($8.4 million). Its extended equity round was due to be finalised on 15 August, having been pushed back from an original target during March.