The
team can now reveal that we are on a frozen lake in Southern
Alberta,
with an all-new Windjet Vehicle! The vehicle is designed
travel
on land and ice and has been constructed over the last six
months
at the team's base in Hampshire, UK.
The
Craft is the culmination of everything we have learnt over the
last
three years of testing and the 3000 miles clocked up in the
original
prototype. Built in Carbon / Kevlar, the vehicle is rated to
temperatures
ranging from +40 deg C to -40 Deg C, and statically load tested
to
speeds in excess of 200 mph.
Initial
ice tests have been very successful, with very few teething
problems,
normally expected from such a high tech vehicle. However, the
wind-up
to full speed will be a slow and cautious process, testing
and evaluating
all aspects of the craft before pushing it to the
limit.
Full
details of the craft, location and progress to be revealed
here
very shortly.
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