Thursday, July 21, 2016

Watch Facebook’s internet-shooting solar plane take off

Aquila Drone Aquila will fly for 90 days at a time, blanketing a 60-mile wide area with internet access. But to prove it works, Facebook’s solar-powered plane just completed its first official test flight. Eventually, it will help 1.6 billion people in remote regions gain Internet connectivity. Despite having a wingspan of over 113 feet — bigger than a Boeing 737 — Aquila uses less… Read More

from Facebook – TechCrunch http://ift.tt/29WyUZN

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