“Originally designed as an amphibious evacuation craft for Arctic offshore oil facilities, the ARKTOS Craft can move from frigid -50°C (-122°F) temperatures, through burning flames, and back again, as in the case of evacuating a burning oil rig. Additionally, the ARKTOS Craft can easily navigate ice-rubble fields, ice ridges and open water—and can even climb up or down vertical steps. The company’s Craft is currently operating in Alaska, China and the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.”
Design:
Client: Red River College and Manitoba Hydro
Date: 2011
The 25-metre, Manitoba-built single-pilot MB80 airship is designed to travel with heavy cargo (a year’s worth of supplies) to remote northern communities. Typically this journey has been by heavy truck but with rising fuel prices and a shortening winter (ice roads open and close earlier than ever) this option is becoming unfeasible. Cleaner, bigger and maybe neater, this option will bring Canada into the return of the blimp age.
Designed to remove the awkwardness of traditional snow machines that had the passenger riding behind the operator, this product worked to bring winter fun to couples. Love in a Ski Doo…
With its ultra lightweight frame and smooth lines that reduce the drag between components and rider, this bike is built to shave valuable milliseconds off the time trial course. The Solo 90 SST has nice details, like carbon construction, aero frame to fork connection, internal cable routing, and wheel notch in the seat tube, all combining into another Canadian innovative bike design. I heard recently that Canada has now passed Italy in high end bike design…now we need to start cheering for our national riders.
