Facebook successfully tested the Aquila aircraft, ready to play the internet

This is the plane that Facebook will use to broadcast free internet to mankind.

According to Tech Crunch, Facebook has announced that Aquila unmanned aircraft landed successfully after the second test flight on June 29. At this test, Aquila landed after 1 hour 46 minutes flying at altitudes above 900m.

Facebook's unmanned drone and internet transmitter have been successfully tested.

The unmanned aircraft named Aquila has a wingspan of a passenger plane but is lighter than a car. When flying, it only consumes 5,000 watts, equivalent to 3 hair dryers or a microwave oven.

The first flight took place on June 28 in Arizona, USA. Facebook said the test flight took place better than expected and Aquila could fly 96 minutes, which is three times more than planned.

Aquila was developed by Ascenta, a solar drone design company acquired by Facebook in March 2014. The aircraft is designed to fly continuously for three months, using lasers to broadcast the Internet to the same remote corners of the world.

Facebook intends the Aquila aircraft to be in a fleet of Internet transmitters for about 4 billion people in sub-Saharan Africa, a geographic area south of the Sahara, as well as other remote areas without the Internet.