John Walker is playing a key role in devising better ways for unmanned aircraft to operate in civil airspace, and he sees the stage being set for rapid aviation innovation like that experienced in the early 20th century. In fact, the current unmanned aircraft system (UAS) era looks to him like another Kitty Hawk. "There are multiple industries in the U.S. [and abroad] that do not know today they will have a UAS in their business plan in 5-10 years," Walker says of the huge potential for civil applications.
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