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The first-ever Jetson Air Games showcased flying car races with four Jetson One eVTOL aircraft competing in a 'Formula One of the skies' event, highlighting advancements in personal electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles that can fly up to 63 mph and 20 minutes per charge, with ongoing development by various global companies.
Two pilots were killed when their planes collided upon landing at the National Air Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada. The deceased pilots have been identified as Chris Rushing and Nick Macy. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.
Luke Czepiela, an Air Racing champion, successfully landed a winged aircraft on Dubai's Burj Al Arab helipad without visual cues on his third attempt. He had made 650 test landings in preparation for the stunt. Czepiela then performed doughnuts on the helipad before flying away over Dubai.