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New World Record Set for Longest Drone Delivery

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday May 13 2017, @03:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the doesn't-delivering-missiles-count? dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

A future where drones drop off your online orders is another step closer this week after a new record was set for the world's longest drone delivery. On May 5, a fixed-wing HQ-40 UAV carried a package more than 97 miles (156 km), under the watchful eye of the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS).

Drones from companies like Amazon, 7-Eleven, Domino's and UPS have already taken to the skies to deliver packages and pizza to customers, but those trips are usually short, last-mile trials. The record-breaking UAV journey covered 97 miles from a location in central Texas to carry a pneumatic part to the city of Austin.

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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday May 13 2017, @05:01PM (2 children)

    by kaszz (4211) on Saturday May 13 2017, @05:01PM (#509203) Journal

    This HQ-40 UAV controlled by cellphone network. I'll guess it's powered by hydrocarbon driven propellers?
    And fixed wing is more or less necessary to get fuel efficiency.

    Long flight, one over the Atlantic has been done [sciencenewsforstudents.org] already in 2003-08-09 20:00 using GPS, satellite back channel and a 5.0 kg plane that flew 3021 km from Canada to Ireland in 38 hours, 53 minutes at 19 m/s (67 km/h). Using 3 liters of lantern fuel with a efficiency of 495 km/liters. Landed 2003-08-11 14:00. Fuel burnt at a rate of 57.0 gram/hour. It took 5 tries to get it right.

    I wonder if Canada is more relaxed about GPS controlled drones out of sight?

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday May 13 2017, @06:51PM (1 child)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday May 13 2017, @06:51PM (#509228)

    I wonder if Canada cares when the flight leaves from the beach and never crosses over populated areas?

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    • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Sunday May 14 2017, @10:38AM

      by kaszz (4211) on Sunday May 14 2017, @10:38AM (#509419) Journal

      Since when did lawyers care for sanity? :)