Facebook patents high-tech drone that uses kites to stay in the air for long periods of time

Facebook has patented a high-tech drone that uses a unique apparatus to stay afloat. The filing, titled'Dual-kite aerial vehicle,' describes an unmanned aerial vehicle that is attached to two kites and can be flown at different altitudes. The kites allow the drone to remain in the air for an extended period of time'while consuming little or no fuel,' according to the patent. Facebook has patented a high-tech drone that uses a unique apparatus to stay afloat. The filing, 'Dual-kite aerial vehicle,' describes an unmanned aerial vehicle tethered to two kites The drone is attached to the two kites via a tether, which are each able to maintain flight at different altitudes.