Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways

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By Benton GrahamNov 3, 2026, 4:45 am89 ptsTrending
The call came from a home in Hyde County, a rural expanse of coastal farmland and marsh in North Carolina. Paramedic Quinn Reece jumped into an electric aircraft with one seat, two wings, and eight propellers. It is called a BlackFly, and at about 14 feet long it looks like an oversized drone. Moments later it…

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