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A new plane could help fight wildfires. But privacy advocates are worried

The skies over western Arizona have been serving as a testing ground for a new type of aircraft — one that boosters say has great potential in civil engineering and other uses, but that privacy advocates are worried about.

The Airbus Zephyr 8 craft had been doing a series of tests over and around the Yuma Proving Grounds.

Jerod MacDonald-Evoy of the Arizona Mirror did some digging to find out more about it. The Show spoke with him to learn about the craft and how it could be used.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.