XPONENTIAL 2021 – ATLANTA GA – MIX OF FIXED WING & VTOL
See some of the fixed wing and vtol (vertical take-off and landing) drones from XPonential 2021 in Atlanta.. Fixed Wing drones are ideal for rural areas over larger acreage tracts. They use less power and so therefore can cover greater distances. VTOL’s have controlled landing and take-offs and then convert to larger flight patterns to cover more distances in a shorter time. Essentially, they are converting multi-rotor craft to fixed wing craft. so they can They are ideal for multiple uses that require both multi-rotor and fixed wing capabilities.
XPONENTIAL 2021 – ATLANTA, GA
AUVSI XPonential 2021 was held in Atlanta, in August. It had the best of Georgia summers with a day of rain followed by a day of hot. Hurricane Fred made its way through the city on the first day of the event. It was held indoors at Atlanta’s World Trade Center. COVID had gone into a temporary remission and people were ready to get out and the mayor of Atlanta had lifted the COVID restrictions. XPonential was the first EXPO that was going to happen for the year. Other expositions had cancelled due to COVID but XPonential did not and the Georgia Chapter made sure that everyone had a good time. This is just a taste of the floor displays at the World Trade Center.