It can land either vertically or like a conventional aircraft, and it requires about three to four times its length. If it's 100 metres long, it's going to need about 1000 feet to get airborne, fully loaded. The beauty of it is that you don't need a runway. You could literally land this thing on a lake, spin it around, back up against a shoreline, and unload equipment. Northern communities are isolated except for short periods of the year when there is access by ice road. The rest of the time, stuff is flown in and out.
On May 10th, 2012. See this statement in context.