Was the 24 hour test at 20km? Doesn't it take a lot of battery power to climb to that height?
>we then spent 6 years working together on delivery drones at Amazon Prime Air
Was that ever a serious endeavour or just a publicity stunt?
>we then spent 6 years working together on delivery drones at Amazon Prime Air
Was that ever a serious endeavour or just a publicity stunt?
Perhaps unexpectedly, climbing to 20km altitude isn’t too large a problem from an energy perspective. In a typical energy cycle, the aircraft has low battery in the morning, so if we launch with a full battery charge we have plenty of extra energy to climb up to altitude.
Prime Air - definitely a serious project, but I’m sure Amazon didn’t hesitate in milking the PR! Making a reliable drone delivery service at Amazon scales certainly isn’t easy. That team is still going strong and I’m sure we’ll see more from them as they ramp up commercial deliveries.
That's fine, but I think you need to make that clear or some people might think you aren't being straight.