This article is the first in a new series on terms used in our expanding vertical flight industry, addressing the uses of terminology that threaten to become routine expressions or idioms - or already are - but are misleading or erroneous. Everyone knows what a car is. The dominant configuration is a self-propelled, wheeled ground vehicle that carries a driver and one on more passengers, often built in large quantities on efficient production lines and usually made compliant with the regional rules of the road. Affordable, safe transportation that is there when we need it, that starts every time, is easy to own and easy to operate. The reliable family car.
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