As A2Z Drone Delivery Releases New Rain-Proof Aircraft, We Ask CEO Aaron Zhang What it Will Take to See Wide Adoption in the US [DRONELIFE Exclusive]

A2Z Drone Delivery Releases New Version of RDST Longtail: DRONELIFE Interviews Founder and CEO Aaron Zhang

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Los Angeles-based A2Z Drone Delivery began their business with an innovative delivery winch – an idea first conceived at Brown University, when Founder and CEO Aaron Zhang figured out a new way to deliver cookies around campus.  The project resulted in a commercially viable mechanism that allows companies like Walmart to gently release packages at their destination without landing, reducing much of the risk and complexity of flight in suburban areas.

Since then, the company has evolved to provide a drone delivery platform including a range of tools and hardware.  A2Z’s products include a long-range fixed wing delivery drone, a heavy lift hexacopter, and a series of winches that enable flexible delivery models without specific packaging.  A2Z has developed their platform to accomodate payloads of different sizes and…