Michael Dekker

Tulsa World Business Reporter

The first drone-testing facility of its kind in the world opened ceremoniously Thursday north of downtown Tulsa.

Swiss-based WindShape Inc. opened a 20,000-square-foot indoor facility where drones will be tested under extreme, but controlled, wind and weather conditions. It also will help validate a drone's capabilities through data and will help private companies with evolving Federal Aviation Administration certification and flight rules, officials said.

The facility is located at Skyway Range , a drone testing area on the Osage Nation Reservation adjacent to its casino-hotel.

"We believe that drones are on their way to changing the world," said Guillaume Catry, WindShape's co-founder and CEO. "We think they will play an important ro

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