Facebook tested first drone aircraft this year

Facebook company announced Thursday that it had completed the construction of its first drone, which are equivalent to the distance between the wingspan of the distance between the two wings of the Boeing 737, it will provide an Internet connection to remote parts of the world.The company said it will test the plane in the United States later this year. Said Yael Maguire, director of the Department of Communication Engineering Company, said that the weight of the aircraft will reach 400 kg.He added that the plane will fly at an altitude between 60 and 90 thousand feet (20 to 30 kilometers), which rise above it flying commercial aircraft, so as not to be affected by weather problems.Maguire said the plane, which was made in 14 months that flying in the air for 90 days at a time can. And prove operate helium balloons to fly the plane in the air. The distance between the two wings of the plane 42 meters.In turn, Jay Parekh, vice president of engineering at Facebook,  the company said "" Our mission is to connect people in the world. "He added:" This will be a great opportunity for us to stimulate the industry to move faster in this technology. "Executives said that the drone is part of a program called "Aquila", which targets the ten percent proportion of the population who do not allow them to connect to the Internet.Separately, the company launched Facebook in Internet dot Oreg initiative before, to provide Internet service to two-thirds of the world's population who do not have a fixed network connection.