The design decisions behind Amazon's strange-looking delivery drone
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 08:32
in Physics & Chemistry
The unusual look of Amazon's delivery drone combines elements of both fixed-wing aircraft, such as traditional passenger aeroplanes, and rotocraft such as helicopters, in a design that looks like neither. But despite its unusual looks the boxy drone has been designed with the requirements of its door-to-door delivery duty in mind.