Zip,
. . . is a small, autonomous aircraft with a cargo bay,
. . . from Zipline, that has been using it to deliver:
. . . . . . Blood,
. . . . . . Vaccines, and
. . . . . . Medicine,
. . . to folks in remote regions of Rwanda,
. . . (a country which is notoriously difficult to travel through by surface.)
https://www.youtube....h?v=OnDpE8uSb7M
Zip,
. . . is fixed-wing drone,
. . . launched like a slingshot, off a ramp.
. . . fly's to a target, circles,
. . . drops its parachute-equipped payload,
. . . then, head's for home.
Time:
. . . 15 minutes total flight time,
. . . VS hours, or days of overland travel.
8-12-2016 Source: Drone: Health product delivery
. . . is a small, autonomous aircraft with a cargo bay,
. . . from Zipline, that has been using it to deliver:
. . . . . . Blood,
. . . . . . Vaccines, and
. . . . . . Medicine,
. . . to folks in remote regions of Rwanda,
. . . (a country which is notoriously difficult to travel through by surface.)
https://www.youtube....h?v=OnDpE8uSb7M
Zip,
. . . is fixed-wing drone,
. . . launched like a slingshot, off a ramp.
. . . fly's to a target, circles,
. . . drops its parachute-equipped payload,
. . . then, head's for home.
Time:
. . . 15 minutes total flight time,
. . . VS hours, or days of overland travel.
8-12-2016 Source: Drone: Health product delivery