Amazon gets FAA approval for new delivery drone as it begins tests in Arizona – IOTW Report

Amazon gets FAA approval for new delivery drone as it begins tests in Arizona

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Amazon said Tuesday it received regulatory approval to begin flying a smaller, quieter version of its delivery drone, the latest step in its long-running efforts to get the futuristic program off the ground.

The company unveiled the new drone, called the MK30, in November 2022. It said then that the MK30, in addition to the other changes, would fly through light rain and have twice the range of earlier models.

Amazon said the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval includes permission to fly the MK30 over longer distances and beyond the visual line of sight of pilots. The agency granted a similar waiver for Amazon’s Prime Air program in May, though that was limited to flights in College Station, Texas, one of the cities where it has been conducting tests. more here

2 Comments on Amazon gets FAA approval for new delivery drone as it begins tests in Arizona

  1. One of these days a drone is going to smash into a big jet airliner and bring it down. To me, there aren’t enough good air traffic controllers to keep them separated in the air.

    I don’t think its happened yet, but it is bound to happen someday.

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