World’s largest aircraft, Google co-founder’s Pathfinder 1 tests flight

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Aiming to make airships viable in aviation, Google co-founder Sergey Brin's aviation startup has completed the first flying test of its Pathfinder-1 airship. The 408.5-feet-long (124.5 meters) airship prototype by Lighter Than Air Research (LTA) features modern-day technologies such as fly-by-wire controls, electric motors, and lidar sensing. 
https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/worlds-largest-aircraft-google-co-founders-pathfinder-1-tests-flight
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