Facebook isn`t just about Facebook, apps, adds, facial scanning anymore!!!
Though these planes are light and can power themselves via solar energy, #Facebook must also find ways for the drones to carry all the equipment needed to deliver Internet signals, says Danny Ellis, the CEO of drone company SkySpecs, who has closely followed the project. Added weight could affect speed, but he believes that Facebook’s goal of a 90-day flight time is very doable. “Long-term, this is definitely a feasible idea, ” he says. “We’ve already seen similar aircraft that can fly around the globe.”
But Maguire and Facebook are very much committed to making it happen. The company’s social network now serves 1.3 billion people worldwide. But there are so many more to reach.?
Facebook Is About to Test Its Enormous Solar-Powered Drone