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Carrier, it's the military's only short takeoff vertical landing jet in current inventory, a huge advantage as it requires significantly less runway for takeoffs and landings. >> doesn't quite hover when it takes off. the nozzles will rotate down. as it jumps off the deck, you nozzle aft and start to create lift over the wings. at that point we're flying like a normal conventional aircraft. >> reporter: yeah, you mentioned the blue angels as well. they are debuting their super hornet f-18 as they celebrate their 75th anniversary this year. it's 33% bigger than the legacy hornet and it's faster...

7-5-9. >> reporter: data from a flight tracking service -- >> air canada flew directly over us. >> yeah, i saw that guys. >> reporter: shows the air canada jet just 400 feet off the ground, a bit more than a football field length. the incident raises serious questions. the faa says it is investigating and will determine how close that landing jet got to those on the taxiway, david. >> david, thank you. next to the funeral right here in new york city for nypd officer miosotis familia. shot as she sat in a police vehicle, targeted because she was in uniform. her children brought to tears. the ...