ALERT Military Airship Concept
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The ALERT military airship is designed to carry out long-range patrols, and transport men and machines over the vast Canadian arctic. The idea behind the concept is to provide assistance along the recently opened Northwest Passage, a trade route which is almost completely devoid of infrastructure. The ALERT could carry out critical missions and provide search and rescue capabilities along this increasingly important route.
To keep the skin of the ALERT free from ice build up, the fabric would be treated with a Superhydrophobic coating. Infrared heating in critical areas would also help prevent ice build up.
Interestingly, and although it works great for the concept, ALERT isn’t just a name plucked from the air (no pun intended). It is in fact named after a military and scientific outpost in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, and is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. [via]
