‘Magic carpet': Delaware father-daughter duo among first to own flying car
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“A father-daughter team in southern Delaware is asking people not to shoot them out of the sky amid concerns about drone sightings along the East Coast.”
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— The East Coast Greenway is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) pedestrian and bicycle route between Maine and Florida along the East Coast of the United States. The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance was crea…
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— East Coast hip-hop is a regional subgenre of hip-hop music that originated in New York City during the 1970s. Hip-hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in the Bronx borough of New Yor…
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— The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets t…
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“They're one of the first five American families to own a BlackFly flying car.”
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“I've had like 11 different airplanes.”
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— Massey Aerodrome (ICAO: KMD1, FAA LID: MD1) is an airport located 2 miles (3 km) east of Massey, Maryland, United States.
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“The coolest in their collection isn't technically a plane — or a drone. It's a flying car.”
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“The electric-powered flying car costs about $200,000 and can fly about 20 miles.”
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“It takes about 45 minutes to recharge.”
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“The personal air vehicle can go up to about 4,000 feet, but they generally don't fly that high.”
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“Operators typically fly them about 250 feet above ground because they have to be sure they have the power to get back down safely.”
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“BlackFly vehicles do have parachute systems for emergency situations.”
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“John and Heather Chirtea believe there will soon be a lot of piloted and pilotless vehicles like the BlackFly in the American skies.”
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“John Chirtea said he never flies the BlackFly at night.”
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