Its wingspan is the same as that of a passenger plane but it weighs less than the average British adult. The Zephyr — which flies in our planet’s stratosphere — is one of a new crop of aircraft being built by startups and big businesses trying to monetise our skies, who say futuristic gliders like these could revolutionise wifi, as well as environmental and border monitoring.
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