Florida Poly spent $148,000 on a piloted eVTOL for campus police before securing FAA approval or any public oversight policy A multi-rotor aircraft designed to carry a human pilot reportedly cost Florida Polytechnic University approximately $148,000 in university funds. No confirmed public…
Florida Polytechnic University unveiled a new aircraft marking a step toward using futuristic aviation technology for police patrols and emergency response. In short, a flying car. The Lakeland school's police department is the first law enforcement agency in the nation…
LAKELAND, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida Polytechnic University has unveiled a manned electric aircraft that university police hope to use for public safety. The Bradenton Police Department posted a humorous response on social media after the unveiling. The post did not announce…
Anne Arundel County has lifted the 150-foot safety perimeter surrounding Empire Towers at 7310 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie after engineers certified that the building has been stabilized. The decision follows the completion of Phase 2 stabilization work by contractors hired by…
LARGO, Fla. — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy toured RTX Largo as part of a federal effort to modernize air traffic control systems across the country, including upgrades planned for Tampa International Airport and other Tampa Bay area airports. The Department of…
Florida Polytechnic University’s police department in Lakeland has unveiled Astro, a single-seat Jetson ONE electric aircraft that takes off and lands vertically, with a software-limited top speed of 63 mph. This Florida police department’s newest vehicle has no wheels, eight propellers…
Forget the Batmobile. Florida’s latest futuristic ride looks like something straight out of The Jetsons, and it is coming to a college campus in Lakeland! Florida Polytechnic University has unveiled… Florida Polytechnic University has unveiled Astro, an electric flying vehicle…
Future work projects at the Frankfort/Clinton County Regional Airport were revealed as the County Council held a Public Hearing for the 2027 Airport Authority budget October 20th. Present at the hearing were Council members Alan Dunn, Jeff Chynoweth, Mary King, and…
Florida Polytechnic University (FPU) introduced a $150,000 electric flying police vehicle this week, reportedly the nation’s first, designed for patrols and emergency response. The university in Lakeland, Florida, announced this week that it has added “Astro,” a Jetson ONE Electric Vertical…
The Florida Polytechnic University Police Department has become the first law enforcement agency in the nation to integrate an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle into its operations. The manned aircraft, dubbed Astro in a double nod to science…
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