Airplanes and Air Rights
Further information: Flyover rightsUnlimited air rights existed when people began owning real estate. It was not something that anyone really concerned themselves with before the 20th century. The first legal limits placed on air rights came about because of the airplane. Eventually, owners only had rights to airspace that they could reasonably use. It would be impractical for the development of air travel for individual landowners to own all the air above them, because airplanes would be constantly trespassing.
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Famous quotes containing the words airplanes, air and/or rights:
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—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)
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