Flight Regs Hold America Down

Flight Regs Hold America Down

Racecar driver Mario Andretti once said about racing, “If you’re in control, you are not going fast enough.” In the 20th century, government saw its role as control, but today’s realities demand faster decisions that keep pace with our economic and strategic competitors.

Nowhere is this more evident than in aerospace.

We are on the verge of personal aircraft that can take off and land in a large backyard and can be flown autonomously. Drones, which a few years ago were non-existent, are now being developed and used for many applications in our national defense and economic life. Airplanes that can fly at hypersonic speeds and deliver passengers to locations thousands of miles away in only a couple of hours are now being designed. Spacecraft are being built and tested that will take average citizens to earth orbit within a decade. New propulsion systems are being created that will allow aircraft to fly faster or, in some cases, fly using only solar power. Autonomous air freighters are being envisioned that will permit vast movement of tons of cargo without the need for pilots.

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