{"id":3829,"date":"2018-01-15T10:47:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T10:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peoplecert.wpengine.com\/getbusy\/?p=3829\/"},"modified":"2018-01-17T10:41:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T10:41:38","slug":"cargo-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hepis.gr\/getbusy\/en\/2018\/01\/15\/cargo-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing\u2019s Cargo Drone Prototype Is Huge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Boeing this week showcased its new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo air vehicle that can carry a payload of up to 500 pounds. In simpler terms: it\u2019s a\u00a0<em>huge<\/em>\u00a0flying drone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A team of engineers and technicians for the worldwide aerospace company moved fast to build it, creating a flying prototype in less than three months. The octocopter\u00a0weighs more than 700 pounds and is powered custom batteries. It comes in at 15 feet long, 18 feet wide and 4 feet tall. It\u2019s big\u2026really big.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There isn\u2019t a time frame for when we could see large drones such as this one flying overhead delivering goods from A to B. Researchers at companies including Boeing, Airbus and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/lovesick-cyborg\/2016\/12\/31\/why-amazon-dreams-of-flying-delivery-warehouses\/#.WleXjZM-fok\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0are still working at perfecting the tech, regulations are a far cry from allowing it, and not to mention we need to build the infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And\u00a0what about if you\u2019re walking along a street and one of these things comes crashing down? Scientists are also studying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/drone360\/2017\/09\/21\/drone-hits-head\/#.WleRJJM-fok\">what happens if a drone hits a person on the ground<\/a>, though with much, much smaller drones than this Goliath.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s no mention of how fast it can go or any other specifics, but Boeing will use this prototype to further test\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/drone360\/2017\/12\/04\/artificial-intelligence-drones-abilities-dreamed-about\/#.WlefSZM-fok\">autonomous tech<\/a>\u00a0for its future aerospace vehicles, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boeing.mediaroom.com\/2018-01-10-Boeing-Unveils-New-Unmanned-Cargo-Air-Vehicle-Prototype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/drone360\/2018\/01\/11\/boeing-cargo-drone-prototype\/#.WlyFCaiWZPY\">blogs.discovermagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing this week showcased its new unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo air vehicle that can carry a payload of up to 500 pounds. 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