The powerful drone measuring 3.2 sq m sports 16 rotors and can lift up to 200kg. Pictured is Augstkalns lifted by a drone from a tower in Taurene, central Latvia.
A Latvian tech company is claiming a world first after successfully test-flying a super-powered drone which lifted a daredevil skydiver aloft, from where he parachuted safely back down to earth.
Manufacturer Aerones performed the feat this week in a secret "drone-diving" operation in a wild, isolated central region of the Baltic state to which AFP had exclusive access.
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