For example, Skyfall will feature three little helicopters, which will be similar to Ingenuity, the NASA rotorcraft that landed on the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in February 2021.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
The result is an uncrewed rotorcraft intended as a high-utility, low-cost helicopter for both commercial and military applications.
The measure -- which went into effect last week in areas where helicopters often cross both arrival and departure paths near busy airports -- requires air traffic controllers to use radar to actively manage aircraft to keep them separated at specific lateral or vertical distances.
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Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
This incident comes as the Department of Transportation has changed rules for helicopters flying around airports after recent close calls, including one at Burbank Airport.
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