Facebook says its solar-powered Aquila drone completed its second test flight successfully, flying for 1 hour and 46 minutes before landing perfectly
Just after dawn on May 22, Facebook reached another exciting and important milestone for the Aquila program — completing the successful second full-scale test flight of the aircraft.
Inside the inaugural test flight of Facebook's first internet drone, Aquila
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Inside the inaugural test flight of Facebook's first internet drone, Aquila
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Facebook completes full-scale prototype of its solar-powered Internet drone Aquila, develops laser that transmits data at 10 gigabits per second
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Facebook's solar-powered Internet drone, dubbed Aquila, with a wingspan of a Boeing 737 to begin testing this summer
Facebook, Moving Ahead with Drone, Plans Test This Summer — Facebook plans to test a version of its solar-powered drone this summer, a step in its efforts …