Transport committee  We've made initial contact with the director of civil aviation at Transport Canada, primarily on the operational side of certification. As an original equipment manufacturer, our partner has made his initial approaches to the U.K.'s Civil Aviation Authority and EASA regarding the

Transport committee  I don't think the vehicle is capable of carrying one of those dump trucks whole. If you've seen a picture on the ice road of where they're taking the bucket up, that's a very outsized component. I think we could carry the bucket in weight, but the dimensions of it are bigger than

Transport committee  I know what they pay to get a tire on those things.

Transport committee  Up to 21,000 feet, in the case of the military surveillance vehicles, but only 10,000 feet for the commercial vehicles.

Transport committee  Yes, I would say so. There are ISO liquid transport systems with a container that can carry close to 30 tonnes. They can transport liquid gas, while respecting the standards for transporting dangerous goods. For transporting untreated materials, even if it's something worth $3 pe

Transport committee  It can land on any flat surface that can support a certain weight, within two feet. We don't use hydrogen to make the airship fly, but instead we use helium, a non-flammable gas. Depending on the weight of the load when the airship lands, it can land vertically.

Transport committee  Are you talking about the length of the flight?

Transport committee  The military surveillance vehicles can go for about 12 days. The U.S. specifications were for 21 days.

Transport committee  The current requirements are include a lighter-than-air element and experience—in fact a considerable amount of lighter-than-air vehicle driver experience. From the discussions we've had with the people who fly them for the company we've partnered with, they say that rotary winge

Transport committee  I think our schedule, as it is right now, is based on a regulatory environment that adopts standards. Right now, Transport Canada, for example, doesn't have appropriate regulations for these and borrows them from other groups. There are the airship design standards from the FAA a