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Drowning Out the Sound of Drones

Low-flying aircraft could soon fill the skies. Scientists are trying to fight the noise they could bring.

By Katharine Gammon
Feb 18, 2022 3:45 PM
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(Inside Science) —  In 2018, aerospace engineer Daniel Cuppoletti went to a conference in Los Angeles about the future of metropolitan air transportation. He arrived skeptical about the mere intent of the summit, which was run by ride-hailing company Uber. 

But by the time he left, Cuppoletti saw the world in a whole new light. "I suddenly thought: there's a vision here, and it's real. It's not replacing commercial aircraft transportation, it's creating an entirely new market for something that we don't have at this moment," he said.

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