BAE Systems SkyEye vs Hongdu GJ-11: Specs Compared

BAE Systems SkyEye — licensed reference photograph

ADrones & UAVs

BAE Systems SkyEye

Reconnaissance UAV

Credit

FOX 52 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Hongdu GJ-11 — licensed reference photograph

BDrones & UAVs

Hongdu GJ-11

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone

Credit

颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BAE Systems SkyEyeR4E SkyEye · Length

4.1 m

Length source ↗

Hongdu GJ-11Length

12.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 19 rows sourced on both sides

4.1mR4E SkyEye · Length

12.2m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.1 m

R4E SkyEye · Length

Single source

13 ft 5 in (4.10 m)^[source]

12.2 m

Length

Single source

12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)^[source]

7.32mR4E SkyEye · Wingspan

14.4m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

7.32 m

R4E SkyEye · Wingspan

Single source

24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)^[source]

14.4 m

Wingspan

Single source

14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)^[source]

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2.7m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.7 m

Height

Single source

2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]

570kgGross; R4E SkyEye · Gross weight

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Mass

All recorded figures & sources

570 kg

Gross; R4E SkyEye · Gross weight

Single source

1,250 lb (570 kg)^[source]

200km/hMaximum; R4E SkyEye · Maximum speed

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

200 km/h

Maximum; R4E SkyEye · Maximum speed

Single source

125 mph (200 km/h, 109 kn)^[source]

39kWR4E SkyEye · 1 × UEL

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

39 kW

R4E SkyEye · 1 × UEL

Single source

1 × UEL , 52 hp (39 kW)^[source]

> 8hR4E SkyEye · >

—

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

> 8 h

R4E SkyEye · >

Single source

>8 hours^[source]

4,600mR4E SkyEye · Service ceiling

—

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

4,600 m

R4E SkyEye · Service ceiling

Single source

15,000 ft (4,600 m)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

BAE Systems SkyEye and Hongdu GJ-11 configuration
Specification	BAE Systems SkyEye	Hongdu GJ-11
Crew	None^[source]	None^[source]
Type	Reconnaissance UAV^[source]	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone^[source]
National origin	United States, United Kingdom^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
Manufacturer	Developmental Sciences Inc , BAE Systems , McDonnell Douglas^[source]	Hongdu Aviation Industry Group^[source]
First flight	1973^[source]	November 2013^[source]
Capacity	180 lb (82 kg) payload^[source]	—
Designer	—	Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Aviation Industry Corporation of China^[source]
Status	—	In development^[source]
Primary user	—	People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]
Powerplant	—	1 × unnamed Guizhou -built turbofan^[source]

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BAE Systems SkyEye

Hongdu GJ-11

Crew

None^[source]

Type

Reconnaissance UAV^[source]

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone^[source]

National origin

United States, United Kingdom^[source]

People's Republic of China^[source]

Manufacturer

Developmental Sciences Inc , BAE Systems , McDonnell Douglas^[source]

Hongdu Aviation Industry Group^[source]

First flight

1973^[source]

November 2013^[source]

Capacity

180 lb (82 kg) payload^[source]

—

Designer

—

Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Aviation Industry Corporation of China^[source]

Status

—

In development^[source]

Primary user

—

People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]

Powerplant

—

1 × unnamed Guizhou -built turbofan^[source]