Facebook’s giant internet drone is ready for testing

Facebook is getting ready to start testing its Aquila internet drone, which uses laser technology to deliver internet to remote areas from the sky. Aquila is a high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft that’s designed to circle a remote region for up to 90 days autonomously, helping deliver internet to people from an altitude of 60,000 to 90,000 feet. It’s wingspan is as big as a Boeing 737, but weight a hundreds of times less. Though smaller scale version had been flown before, this is the first time a full-size model has been ready for testing. When finalized, it will send the data…

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