From the Airlander (Hybrid Air Vehicles) website:
Airlander 10 offers a new type of flight, with ground-breaking capabilities.
Seems as if they took that last phrase too literally.
Their media statement tonight about hitting the power lines was primarily concerned with saying that "No damage was caused to the aircraft and this did not contribute to the heavy landing." Only as an afterthought did they apologise for the "inconvenience" of causing a power cut to five local residents.
https://www.hybridairvehicles.com/ne...th-august-2016