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Facebook ready to test internet-beaming drones
Published Fri, Jul 31, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Menlo Park, California
FACEBOOK on Thursday said it is ready to begin test flights of a high-altitude drone designed to provide internet access to remote locations of the world.
The Aquila drone has a wingspan on par with that of a Boeing 737 jet; weighs less than a small car; can remain aloft for three months or so, and will beam internet service to the ground from altitudes ranging from 60,000 to 90,000 feet.
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