Amazon's apparently experimental drone fleet

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3393RP said:
I found this listing of N-registered drones belonging to Amazon.

https://aircraft-data.com/owner/amazon-logistics-inc

The details indicate they are small, weighing less than 55 lbs.

https://aircraft-data.com/N498PA

I don't think the 540 total horsepower is accurate. The motors weigh 555 grams each. :D

https://www.kdedirect.com/products/kde7215xf-135

But I can't find any other information about them. I just found it all interesting.
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Here is what I came up with when I Googled the Model Number of one type:
https://dronelife.com/2019/06/06/se...ur-stuff-be-delivered-by-drone-within-months/

Dave
 
SoCal RV Flyer said:
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Every time I see that picture I think of this:
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Nauga,
and a different kind of meat-bomb
 
I'm wondering how the drones will deal with overhead utility lines.
 
With how they envision these flying all around at all times Jetson style, I wonder how airspace is going to deal? They going to have set corridors for higher volume areas? I just wonder how it’s going to work
 
There are two ways to register a drone - Part 47 and 48. Part 47 is putting an N number on it which makes it show up in the N-number database and allows you to operate internationally as it is recognized and accepted by ICAO. Part 48 is inside the US only and starts with an "FA" in front of a bunch of characters. We have multiple drones under Part 47 at my work that have N-numbers.

I imagine with their authorization/waiver they were required to go under Part 47 with tail numbers and some kind of ADS-B tie in for beyond visual line of sight. I haven't found the waiver online so just guessing at the details.
 
3393RP said:
I found this listing of N-registered drones belonging to Amazon

I don't think the 540 total horsepower is accurate. The motors weigh 555 grams each. :D
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I think they meant Newtons. Lol. Big company to be mislabeling units.
 
benyflyguy said:
With how they envision these flying all around at all times Jetson style, I wonder how airspace is going to deal? They going to have set corridors for higher volume areas? I just wonder how it’s going to work
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400ft and below like the rest of drone operations going on today most likely.
 
3393RP said:
I found this listing of N-registered drones belonging to Amazon.

https://aircraft-data.com/owner/amazon-logistics-inc
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Since they have N-numbers, I tried looking some of them up on Flightaware, but alas, none of them have flights recorded there. Kind of silly of me, I suppose, but it seemed like looking was worth a try.

I'm just wondering, are their any civilian drone equipped with a transponder, so that it would show up on FlightAware?
 
They will do just fine for a while, and then somethin bad will happen and it'll get a major setback for several years and lots of regulations will come. Think power outages, property damage, injury etc....
 
NoHeat said:
Since they have N-numbers, I tried looking some of them up on Flightaware, but alas, none of them have flights recorded there. Kind of silly of me, I suppose, but it seemed like looking was worth a try.

I'm just wondering, are their any civilian drone equipped with a transponder, so that it would show up on FlightAware?
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Not sure but it is possible that it'll be coming for beyond visual line of sight waivers.

david.h said:
They will do just fine for a while, and then somethin bad will happen and it'll get a major setback for several years and lots of regulations will come. Think power outages, property damage, injury etc....
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There are already regulations governing the use of drones commercially - they would've been doing it years ago if the regs allowed for it. They've had to demonstrate that their operations will be safe and comply with existing laws.
 
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