Aquila Facebook S Solar Powered Internet Beaming Aircraft Makes First Successful Test Flight
Facebook just took their internet-beaming drone on a successful maiden flight. Aquila is a solar-powered unmanned aircraft weighing in at 500kg, of which over 200kg is taken up by the batteries. The drone has a wingspan equal in size to a commercial airplane and flies at 25-30mph at over 60,000 feet, well above the range of commercial aircraft (45,000 feet). The aircraft will hover over villages and cities without connectivity and beam down internet....