The most popular fixed-wing drone in the US, according to FAA

With their energy efficiency and multi-payload capacity, fixed-wing drones are perfect for surveying or surveilling large areas. But which is the most popular fixed-wing drone in America?

According to the data shared by the FAA, the senseFly eBee is the fixed-wing drone of choice for most commercial drone operators in the US.

Over 40% of all commercial fixed-wing drone registrations in the country since 2016 have been for the eBee, which was first released in 2013.

AgEagle, which recently acquired senseFly from European drone group Parrot, placed a request under the Freedom of Information Act Program ​(FOIA) and received the following numbers from the FAA. As you would notice in the table, the next most popular fixed-wing drone maker behind senseFly is AeroVironment.

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Barrett Mooney, chairman and CEO of AgEagle, credits the eBee’s impressive market share to an unrelenting focus on ease of…