High flying Facebook to launch wireless drone experiment

Facebook is to further its experiments in wireless drones by flying a customised quadcopter over its Silicon Valley headquarters in a bid to test the technology for use in its planned fleet of solar powered ‘Aquila’ drones.
In a filing quoted by Business Insider Facebook said it was pushing ahead with the experiment to ‘test potential new communications applications and equipment in a controlled, low-altitude airborne environment.’
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