COMMON DRONE PACKAGE DELIVERY GETS A CLOSER REALIZATION AS A STARTUP COMPANY CALLED FLIRTEY WITH NASA GETS FAA APPROVAL TO DELIVER PARCELS–THE FIRST DELIVERY BY AIR WAS COMPLETED JULY 17TH 2015 TO A SECLUDED MEDICAL CLINIC IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA

 

A startup company on Friday completed what it called the first ever Federal Aviation Administration-approved drone delivery in the United States.

Drones operated by the company Flirtey and a full-sized aircraft operated by a NASA research center delivered medical supplies by air on Friday to a secluded clinic in Wise County, Va.

The delivery to the temporary clinic, which is usually supplied by trucks, was given the green light by the FAA last month.

By noon, Flirtey announced it has made two successful deliveries. It posted updates and pictures on Twitter throughout the day, with one showing a hexacopter with a container of supplies hanging from the bottom.

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