Potato by air

<figure> <img alt="A fixed-wing delivery drone on a blue background, surrounded by potatoes" data-caption="Artist’s rendition | Image:The Verge, Getty Images" data-portal-copyright="Image:The Verge, Getty Images" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Potato_drone_v3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Artist’s rendition | Image:The Verge, Getty Images </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">The Wing Hummingbird 7000W-B delivery drone weighs less than 15 pounds. It has 16 propellers - four for horizontal movement and 12 for vertical - a top speed of 60 miles per hour, a carrying capacity of up to 2.7 pounds, and a delivery radius of about six miles. It is authorized by the FAA for beyond-line-of-sight piloting. As a feat of engineering, it is impressive. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">So far I've mostly used it to send people potatoes. </p> <div class="youtube-embed"><iframe title="Begun the potato wars have." src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qPdt47Q4Zeg?rel=0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"></iframe></div> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It all started a few Sunday mornings ago when my neighbor Will added me and a half dozen other local dads to a group chat. I only recognized a few of the numbers.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"> "Anyone looking for dumb stuff to entertain the kids?" he …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/report/1002172/potato-by-air-wing-drone-delivery">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>