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July 16, 2014

Drones: It's the dawn of a new aviation era

  • The big, flat areas from North Dakota to Texas — the Silicon Plains — could become a new research and commercial center for the aviation industry.
    • By DANICA KIRKA
    Associated Press

    LONDON — The next big thing in aviation may be really small.

    With some no bigger than a hummingbird, the hottest things at this week's Farnborough International Airshow are tiny compared with the titans of the sky, such as the Airbus 380 or the Boeing Dreamliner.


     
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