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Old 29th Aug 2016, 19:29
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Originally Posted by cwatters
Is it possible they just flew too slow and stalled it?
Well, I wouldn't think that the "second" test flight would be conducted at a gross weight higher than the craft's buoyancy, but even if it were, presumably the device has enough vectored thrust to lift any weight in excess of buoyancy. I don't see how it would work otherwise.
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