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Measured figures
Wing Loong I · Length
Single source9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Anduril Altius | CAIG Wing Loong |
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| Crew | — | None (UAV)[source] |
| Type | fixed-wing, tube-launched unmanned aerial vehicles[source] | MALE UCAV[source] |
| Designer | Area-I[source] | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
| Launch platforms | C-130 aircraft , UH-60 Blackhawks , and various ground vehicles, as well as larger UAVs, including the MQ-1C Grey Eagle and Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie stealth UCAV[source] | — |
| Communications | Swarms can operate in a mesh network. |
Wing Loong I · Wingspan
Single source14 m (45 ft 11 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Height
Single source2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)[source]
Gross; Wing Loong I · Gross weight
Single source1,100 kg (2,425 lb)[source]
Maximum; Wing Loong I · Maximum speed
Single source280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
Wing Loong I · Service ceiling
Single source5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Recovery | Flying Air Recovery System (FLARES)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | — | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
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| Status | — | in service & in production[source] |
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| Primary users | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2009[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2011[source] |
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| First flight | — | 2009[source] |
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| Developed into | — | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | People's Republic of China[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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