Facebook’s first flight ended with a reckless landing, aviation experts say

The maiden voyage of Facebook’s internet-beaming drone prototype, Aquila, ended with a 20-foot section of the wing snapping off as it came in for a landing. Facebook says the structural failure happened after an unexpectedly powerful gust of wind that hit Aquila on its approach. But aviation experts interviewed by The Verge said Facebook’s engineers were reckless in flying the plane longer than planned and in attempting to land after wind conditions had grown unsafe.
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