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This plane does not have a battery, alternator or lights. The ignition is powered by engine-driven magnetos much like a lawn mower. Read more

The memory boards where the data is stored is inside the cylinder section that is surrounded by stainless steel armor. I'd say it survived such a violent crash pretty well intact. Read more

If I may speculate briefly, certain levels of hypoxia may allow the crew to recognize the situation and prompt them to initiate a decent with the autopilot yet maybe not be fully cognizant enough to inform air traffic control or make any other emergency corrections.

It basically means 38,000 feet. I'll update to clarify. Read more

Very cool. Thanks for the update. Read more

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That's a great analogy. A job fair for airline pilots is a ridiculous idea and illustrates the ineptitude of the airline management. Read more

I don't think even Amazon knows. New battery technology along with extensive load testing will be necessary before even a guess can be made on range. Amazon is marketing the delivery service to less than 30 minutes. Even if these drones could reach an average of 60 mph ground speed, we're looking at less than 30… Read more

To operate a full scale aircraft with the privileges of a private pilot, you also need to pass a medical exam. The medical exam includes a vision screening and other general health and fitness checks. Read more

I'm not sure I agree. I can imagine a completely autonomous test scenario that can be accomplished all within line of sight of an operator that simulates an actual delivery flight. Read more

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As crazy as that guy is, I'm fairly certain they are intentionally directing traffic over the mansion. Talk about epic trolling. Might be the subject of an upcoming article.

Either single engine can power both propellers in the even one engine fails. Read more

Thanks! Fixed. Read more

It can hover in ground effect up to 10,000 feet and can operate in airplane mode up to 25,000 feet, but you are correct in that it won't be hovering around over the city, but it can certainly operate out of local airports. Read more

No, I think that's sea level and you'd be right; it wouldn't hover in the mountains. It would be required to make use of STOL or running takeoffs and landings. Keep in mind, 5,000 ft would be at max gross, so lighter load would potentially allow for higher. Read more