[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Aquila is airborne. If this is not magic, what is?

[simiyu mse]

They will be at 60,000feet.

Most commercial airlines have a 37,000-39,000ft ceiling.

Kind Regards.

./ken
On Jul 22, 2016 06:27, "Tony White via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Will they not become a hazard for commercial airliners?  A
> quick-and-dirty calculation for Kenya shows that we would have about
> 120 of these buzzing around overhead, each covering an area of about
> 5000 square kilometres.  I wonder what KCAA will have to say about
> this ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Tony
>
>
> On 21/07/2016, Mwendwa Kivuva via skunkworks <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke>
> wrote:
> > I would want to hear what Ms Ebele, the Head of Public Policy for Africa
> at
> > FB, has to say on plans for the marginalised.
> >
> > It's beautiful, and audacious too. Aquila is a solar-powered airplane
> that
> > can be used to bring affordable internet to hundreds of millions of
> people
> > in the hardest-to-reach places. When complete, Aquila will be able to
> > circle a region up to 60 miles in diameter, beaming connectivity down
> from
> > an altitude of more than 60,000 feet using laser communications and
> > millimeter wave systems. Aquila is designed to be hyper efficient, so it
> > can fly for up to three months at a time. The aircraft has the wingspan
> of
> > an airliner, but at cruising speed it will consume only 5,000 watts — the
> > same amount as three hair dryers, or a high-end microwave.
> >
> > See the Youtube video: https://youtu.be/eOez_Hk80TI
> >
> > Regards
> > ______________________
> > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> > twitter.com/lordmwesh
> >
>
>
> --
> Tony White
>
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