The history of airmail, which humbly began on the shoulder of pilot Earle Ovington in the form of a mailbag at an international airmeet in 1911, has now been recognized in futuristic heights at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
From that one single gesture of dropping a mailbag from the air, to a century later where humans are now testing and exploring the possibilities of drone delivery, blockchain and VTOL jets, and things have changed a great deal.
So much so that the Smithsonian is showcasing the emerging technology of drone delivery in a new gallery, named Thomas W. Haas We All Fly, which forms the ongoing evolution of the historic museum.
“We are excited to feature an example of Amazon’s work in the autonomous aerial delivery field—the Amazon Prime Air Hybrid Drone,” the museum has said in a statement.
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