‘Magic carpet': Delaware father-daughter duo among first to own flying car
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What to know about ‘Magic carpet': Delaware father-daughter duo among first to own flying car
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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What happened
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.
Why it matters
They're one of the first five American families to own a BlackFly flying car.
Common ground
"I've had like 11 different airplanes," said John Chirtea.
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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.
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- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: ‘Magic carpet': Delaware father-daughter duo among first to own flying car?
- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that 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?
- What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?
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Read the original article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/magic-carpet-delaware-father-daughter-d…
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_Greenway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_Greenway
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_hip-hop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_hip-hop
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_State…
Claim 2: “They're one of the first five American families to own a BlackFly flying car.”
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Claim 3: “It takes about 45 minutes to recharge.”
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Claim 4: “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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Claim 5: “John Chirtea said he never flies the BlackFly at night.”
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Claim 6: “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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massey_Aerodrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massey_Aerodrome
Claim 7: “The electric-powered flying car costs about $200,000 and can fly about 20 miles.”
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Claim 8: “BlackFly vehicles do have parachute systems for emergency situations.”
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Claim 9: “The coolest in their collection isn't technically a plane — or a drone. It's a flying car.”
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Claim 10: “The personal air vehicle can go up to about 4,000 feet, but they generally don't fly that high.”
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Claim 11: “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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