FAMEX 2021, avión Quetzatlcoatl, VANT marina y Sargento Villegas
Video from the channel México Aeroespacial y Defensa about FAMEX 2021 (Feria Aeroespacial México), linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 6:19. Language: Spanish. Video type: News.
What's being announced
Report from the FAMEX 2021 apron, at Military Air Base No. 1 in Santa Lucía. Two exhibits are shown. The first is the Boeing 787-9 "Quetzalcóatl", Aeroméxico's flagship aircraft, with a special livery of Mexican motifs designed to present it as an ambassador for the country; the reporter cites its routes to São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Madrid and Paris. The second is an unmanned vertical take-off and landing aircraft, at the Secretariat of the Navy's technology stand.
Context
A Navy officer explains that the vehicle is designed, built and operated by the Mexican Navy itself. It is developed by its Antón Lizardo research and technological development unit (Alvarado, Veracruz), with a multidisciplinary team handling the structure, avionics and software. The figures given are a range of 50 nautical miles (about 90 km), a ceiling of 12,000 feet and a maximum weight of 90 kg. The system consists of three aircraft, a mobile ground control station and a satellite antenna that sends video to anywhere in the country.
What it means
An interviewee presents the fair as a boost to the economy and trade between countries, with the United States as a prominent participant. The reporter notes that the event remains open until September 25 and that a covid test and a ticket are required for entry.