Amazon Air has made its first delivery by drone and claimed it dropped off a package in just 13 minutes.Meanwhile the customer did not have to wait long for the delivery and could see the drone arriving via his window, pictured
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos announced firm completed first drone delivery in Cambridge on December 07,2016
The drone was launched off a mechanised track from its Prime Air Fulfillment Centre in Cambridge, before soaring to an altitude of 400ft to deliver the package.
The drone left one of the firm's bases in Cambridge and dropped off an Amazon Fire TV box and a bag of popcorn to a customer in the same county, although Amazon has yet to confirm how far the aircraft travelled.
Amazon said it plans to roll out a regular drone air delivery service in the future but that it will be subject to distance and weight restrictions while customers who use it must have a large enough garden for a drone to make a landing.
Currently, the restrictions mean the drone service is only open to two customers. The products they order must also be less than 5.7lbs, with items such as Apple's Macbook Pro weighing 4.4lbs.
Amazon does not require a licence for the drones but once it rolls out the service further it will need to obtain the permission of the Civil Aviation Authority for every delivery as all commercial drone flights must be approved by the body.
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