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Amazon patents flying warehouses for its drones

Earlier this month Amazon made the first commercial delivery using a drone and now, the company seems to be planning to expand its use of the unmanned aircrafts.

It鈥檚 emerged that the company has filed a patent application for enormous flying warehouses to hover over big cities and dispatch fleets of drones, speeding up delivery.

But could it actually become a reality?

Doctor Pippa Malmgren, co-founder of H-Robotics which manufactures commercial drones, told 5 live that the plans don鈥檛 look practical.

鈥淗aving them ascend and descend through commercial airspace is a recipe for disaster."

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 29th December 2016.

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