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More than 40 flights headed to Newark Liberty International Airport were disrupted as the airport temporarily shut down arrivals Tuesday after a pilot reported a drone coming within about 30 feet. A pilot on a Southwest Airlines flight first reported the device at 4:44 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation …

Take the body of a small plane with stubby wings. Replace the wheels with heavy-duty helicopter skids, add four buzzing dronelike electric fans to each one, and you’ll have something like Boeing’s prototype flying taxi. It’s a slightly ungainly-looking setup for a flying machine, which are usually sleek and streamlined, …