This is what my team at @otherlab have been working on! 
https://twitter.com/recode/status/819561249956626432 …
We just published a video demonstrating this flight. https://youtu.be/7NiWak-f100
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This shows an APSARA glider airdrop from an octocopter flown to 1,000' (— in controlled airspace with a clearance for our testing!)
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I need a thousand-foot guided drop of a taco in my mouth
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We took that video down because of a minor typo. Only the best for you, Twitter! Here's the flight test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPpOAhyliBA …
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Why not just parachute the thing?
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landing accuracy. Ours gets to within 50ft of desired landing spot.
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So does a SEAL doing a HAHO jump =)
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presumably it's easier not to send and retrieve a person? Also I don't recall seals deploying to the Ebola crisis
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No, but they use steerable chutes and GPS for long (10 mile + lateral movement) glides to accurate drops…
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we can achieve a 55mi radius from point of release
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whoa, this is amazing and you are amazing
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What happened to the video?
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