Experimental Facebook drone experienced structural failure on approach
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Experimental Facebook drone experienced structural failure on approach
This appears to have happened last July, but only being reported now. Anyone know more?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...f-safety-probe
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...f-safety-probe
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I am surprised that there are no more comments on this - not too sure on high altitude aerodynamics but surely it would have been better to adopt the standard "bird" layout ie tail and tripod landing capability ... ? The take-off looked pretty good but ??? Also looking forward to see where the structural failure initiated ... root bending moments perhaps ...