Not Boring · Sep 28, 01:17 PM UTC
Amazon Prime Air drone carries five pounds on 83-pound frame, a 0.06x ratio
Historical operation · Retained
“To be fair, Amazon’s 83 pounds is fully-loaded, so it’s really 78 plus the five pound payload, for a payload-to-empty-weight ratio of 0.06x. Zipline has a much stronger ratio; its P2 weighs 55 pounds and can carry eight, good for 0.15x.”
Quoted source · Packy McCormick · 1 source segment
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Model assessment
The article's only Amazon-specific evidence is a competitive efficiency comparison: Amazon Prime Air's drone weighs 83 pounds fully loaded to carry a five-pound payload, a 0.06x payload-to-empty-weight ratio, versus Zipline's 0.15x and Airbound's far higher ratios. This is a mention of Amazon as a competitor in drone delivery, not a material positive or negative catalyst for Amazon's expected fundamentals, and the previous system signal is null, so no BUY or SELL is supported.
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