The design decisions behind Amazon’s strange-looking delivery drone

Pejman Iravani; David Cleaver; Jonathan Du Bois

The design decisions behind Amazon’s strange-looking delivery drone

Pejman Iravani, David Cleaver, Jonathan Du Bois

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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.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2015

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