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Facebook in talks with Indian telecom companies for drone trials

Edit The Times of India 08 Nov 2016
NEW DELHI. Facebook has started initial talks with Indian telecom companies and the government for potential pilot programmes to use its solar-powered plane called Aquila to provide the infrastructure needed to offer affordable mobile internet access in remote areas ... Pepper said that with Aquila, a solar-powered airplane with a wingspan of 141feet – wider than a Boeing 737 – Facebook aims to lower the cost of providing internet ... ....

Facebook's solar-powered plane may take to Indian skies

Edit The Times of India 08 Nov 2016
NEW DELHI. Facebook has started initial talks with Indian telecom companies and the government for potential pilot programmes to use its solar-powered plane called Aquila to provide the infrastructure needed to offer affordable mobile internet access in remote areas ... Pepper said that with Aquila, a solar-powered airplane with a wingspan of 141-feet - wider than a Boeing 737 - Facebook aims to lower the cost of providing internet....

Albert Dorman Honors College Receives Its Own Honor (NJIT - New Jersey Institute of Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016
(Source. NJIT - New Jersey Institute of Technology) ... Bloom, who served as the college's first dean ... What Students Have to Say ... I felt so comfortable ... His team's project, the Flying Highlander, an oversized model airplane with a three-foot wingspan, took fourth place ... Today, he is helping build the biggest airplane in the world (by wingspan) for Paul Allen's Stratolaunch venture at the California-based aerospace company Scaled Composites....

Facebook in talks with Indian telcos, government to beam internet via Aquila drone: Report

Edit BGR 08 Nov 2016
Facebook is said to have begun initial talks to bring high-speed broadband to Indian users via its solar-powered Aquila planes. Parallel to its social networking platform, Facebook has lately been investing a lot of time and resources in its quest to bring mobile internet access to remote areas ... Aquila, is a solar-powered airplane with a wingspan of 141 feet, which is wider than a Boeing 737 ... ALSO READ ... It’s not any cost ... ALSO READ ... ....

Hogs banking on improved defense in Anderson's sixth season

Edit Arkansas Online 08 Nov 2016
FAYETTEVILLE — Dusty Hannahs had his heart set on going jet skiing in the Balearic Sea just off the Valencia coast during Arkansas’ basketball trip to Spain in August ... Yikes ... Oh ... Arkansas’ 2017 recruiting class includes 6-6 combo guard Khalil Garland and 6-7 combo forward Darious Hall, who possesses a massive 7-foot wingspan ... Kingsley’s motor and physical gifts — including a 7-foot-2 wingspan — make him a daunting rim protector....

Asia races to save the Critically Endangered helmeted hornbill

Edit Mongabay 07 Nov 2016
Loud gibbon-like hoots, ending in a maniacal cackle, echo through the dense Indonesian forest ... Within seconds, the hornbill takes to the air, spreading its almost two meter (6.6 feet) wingspan, then joins another seemingly gravity-defying giant in midair....

A Lofty Vintage (DLA - Defense Logistics Agency)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Nov 2016
(Source. DLA - Defense Logistics Agency). By Story by Leon Moore, DLA Aviation Public Affairs . November 01, 2016 Fort Belvoir, Virginia --. Buckle up ... The quest falls in line with DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch's strategic plan and the vision of 'delivering the right solution on time, every time.' ... Fast forward roughly 30 years ... The Stratofortress is more than 40 feet high, has a wingspan of 185 feet and is 160 feet long ... (noodl....

Band of birders finds reduced migration count in Manzanos

Edit Albuquerque Journal 06 Nov 2016
HawkWatch International is a nonprofit organization that does scientific research aimed at protecting raptors and educating the public about the birds ... Advertisement ... Szarmach, who has a degree in biology and environmental studies from Ohio’s Oberlin College, said her biggest thrill during the Manzano count this year had to be the first time she captured a golden eagle, a large, powerful bird whose wingspan can reach 7 feet ... ....

Help wedgies by turning lights off near shorelines

Edit Star Advertiser 05 Nov 2016
Honu is still inside the Great Barrier Reef, but because we’re on the move and near neither reef, islands nor mainland, the sailing feels a bit like Hawaii. Except we miss the wedgies. “Wedgie” is the nickname of the wedge-tailed shearwater, the graceful seabird that soars over open ocean waves, nearly touching wings to water. The windier and wavier the better for these 12-inch-long birds with 2-foot-wide wingspans ... ....

Clear and present danger

Edit Arkansas Online 05 Nov 2016
A bird intent on its destination flies at full speed through the air before, thunk, it slams into an invisible barrier. If that happens in a commercial, it's a joke and a testament to the power of glass-cleaning products. In an Alfred Hitchcock movie, it's a reason to cheer ... A BILLION BIRDS ... HELPFUL HINTS ... "Birds will fly through a gap that's more than 4 inches," Scheiman says, pointing out that most birds' wingspans are 4 inches or more....

The 3 plays in sports everybody will be talking about today

Edit Yahoo Daily News 04 Nov 2016
(Ben Margot/AP). Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about on Friday.. Kevin Durant went off on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Golden State Warriors faced the Thunder for the first time since Durant switched sides in free agency. This also meant the first match up of Durant versus Russell Westbrook ...   ... 1 offense ...   ... His hands are humongous and his wingspan was reportedly 7-foot-3 when he was drafted ... ....

Durant dominates Westbrook, Thunder in Warriors’ laugher

Edit New York Post 04 Nov 2016
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant matched his career high with seven 3-pointers and scored 39 points, coolly knocking down long jumpers while thoroughly embarrassing Russell Westbrook and his old Oklahoma City team in Golden State’s 122-96 rout of the Thunder on Thursday night ... Consecutive 3s before the half, baskets off rebounds, altering shots with that superior wingspan, KD flat out did it all ... ....

Durant, Warriors silence Thunder

Edit The Japan News 04 Nov 2016
The Associated PressOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Maybe being dunked on and stared down did it. Kevin Durant found some extra fire after Jerami Grant slammed one home right over him and his old teammates started talking ... “He ignited his team with that dunk. I was just trying to do the same throughout the whole game.” ... Consecutive 3s before the half, baskets off rebounds, altering shots with that superior wingspan, KD flat out did it all ... + - ... ....
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