Its a relief to read that the Airlander air and ground crew are all safe and well. 10 tons pushing them into the ground will no doubt be the subject of future nightmares.
Given that the cockpit was the bit that got bent, it is reassuring to see that either by luck or good design the Airlander did not get a mind of its own. As the 2007 Etihad A340 ground running accident in Toulouse demonstrated, loss or damage to the cockpit can make it very difficult to shut engines and other systems down.
A likely outcome of this incident will be an accelerated push for fully vectoring front propulsors, as they currently appear to be limited to a few degrees, with the rest done by the vanes in the propwash. The sideways facing bow thruster on top of the nose, which featured in early artists impressions, is also noticeably missing. Whilst it may not have helped with today's bump, more control in all axis will no doubt be on the test pilot's shopping list.
With regard to applications for Airlanders, moving 33 tons of Airbus A380 wing from Broughton to Toulouse by something other than the current barge/ship/lorry palaver must be a job that is crying out for the Airlander 50.