Facebook will be solar-powered unmanned flying machines: testing the new communication equipment-Facebook, UAV-IT information

IT information news on October 12, according to foreign media reports Business Insider, Facebook is about to fly over at the Silicon Valley headquarters of solar UAV Aquila, the main purpose was to test an experimental radio services operating in 2.4GHz band.

Now, Facebook has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) submitted an application, which said, the purpose of operating the service is in a controlled, low-altitude environment to test new communications equipment. The Aquila flying drones, Facebook said in its headquarters in over 400 feet in the air.

Facebook of Aquila no machine used Boeing 737 wing exhibition, up 140 feet (43 meters), heavy about 1000 pounds (454 kg), fuselage used high strength, quality light, extreme temperature environment stability good of carbon fiber material, the no machine according to full of aircraft size design, fuselage put was solar, is Facebook of first a large no machine project, aimed at laser communications, and transmission wireless network, makes global billions of user achieved high-speed Internet access.

Facebook将放飞太阳能无人机：测试新通讯设备 - Facebook,无人机 - IT资讯

IT资讯讯 10月12日消息，根据外媒Business Insider的报道，Facebook即将在硅谷总部上空放飞太阳能无人机Aquila，主要目的是为了测试在2.4GHz频段运营一种试验性无线电服务。

目前，Facebook已经向联邦通讯委员会（FCC）提交了申请，其中介绍称，运营该服务的目的是在一种受控的、低空环境下测试新的通讯设备。对于本次放飞Aquila无人机，Facebook表示会在其总部上空400英尺以下的空中进行。

Facebook的Aquila无人机采用波音737翼展，长达140英尺(43米)，重约1000磅(454公斤)，机身采用高强度，质量轻，极端温度环境稳定性良好的碳纤维材料，该无人机按照完整的飞机尺寸设计，机身披被太阳能电池，是Facebook的第一个大型无人机项目，旨在激光通信、传输无线网络，使全球数十亿用户实现高速互联网接入。