The Facebook revealed new details on Thursday at congress F8 Developer in San Francisco for its plan to bring web connectivity to the 4 billion people around the world who currently do not have Internet access.
The ambitious project intends to use drones, or unmanned aircraft as we call them in Greek to provide the internet in rural and remote areas as well as in third world countries.
According to its chief officer technologyς του Faceboοk, Mike Schroepfer, το τελικό σχέδιο του πρωτότυπου τηλεκατευθυνόμενου αεροσκάφος του Faceboοk θα έχει wings V-shaped and their span will be greater than the span of one's wings Boeing 737. Its volume will not be larger than the volume of a small car according to the project managers.
The social network's drone has already completed the first test his flight to the UK, such as Reported CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his Facebook page.
"It will be powered by solar panels on its wings and will be able to stay at altitudes above 60.000 feet for months," said Zuckerberg.
The code name of the original is Aquila from the eagle of Greek mythology who was a messenger of Zeus. (s.s .: Jupiter in this case is Mark?
