Amazon’s Flying Warehouse to Launch Drones For Fast Delivery
American e-commerce giant Amazon will fly a warehouse at an altitude of around 45,000 feet that would act as a launchpad for drones, with an aim to deliver consignments in a jiffy, media reports said today.
Amazon, after winning a patent for flying the warehouse in the US, announced plans for an "airborne fulfillment center" (AFC) such as an airship, CNBC reported.
The airship will be stocked with lots of products and would float at an altitude of around 45,000 feet, it said. When a customer places an order, a drone or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will fly down and deliver the parcels.
Amazon said the process would require little power as the drone would be gliding down rather than having to take off and land. "When the UAV departs the AFC, it may descend from the high altitude ...