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• Thomas Sleightholm
Wisk Aero has opened a 100-foot-by-100-foot vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California, creating a dedicated site for vertical take-off and landing aircraft trials and autonomous flight technology. The facility advances a project previously described as under construction at the airport.
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Wisk Aero has opened a 100-foot-by-100-foot vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in California, creating a dedicated site for vertical take-off and landing aircraft trials and autonomous flight technology. The facility advances a project previously described as under construction at the airport.
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