Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Facebook Reveals First Flight of Solar-Powered Aquila Drone
The social networking company is developing the high-flying aircraft to close gaps in global Internet coverage.
The Aquila solar-powered unmanned aircraft is shown on the runway in the photograph made available by Facebook.
The Aquila solar-powered unmanned aircraft is shown on the runway in the photograph made available by Facebook.

Social networking site Facebook has conducted the first full-scale test flight of its Aquila unmanned solar-powered airplane. The maiden flight took place on June 28 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona; the feat was announced by Facebook on July 21.