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Measured figures
Bayraktar TB3 · Length
Single source8.35 m (27.4 ft)[source]
Wing Loong I · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Baykar Bayraktar TB3 | CAIG Wing Loong |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | 0 onboard[source] | None (UAV)[source] |
| Type | Carrier-based unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)[source] | MALE UCAV[source] |
| National origin | Turkey[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Baykar LBA Systems (joint Baykar and Leonardo partnership)[source] | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
Wing Loong I · Endurance
Single source20 hours[source]
Wing Loong I · Service ceiling
Single source5,000 m (16,000 ft)[source]
Wing Loong I · of air-to-surface weapons
Single source200 kilograms (440 lb) of air-to-surface weapons[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Baykar[source] | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
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| Status | In service[source] | in service & in production[source] |
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| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces[source] | — |
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| Number built | Unknown number of serial production + 4 prototypes[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | September 2025[source] | 2011[source] |
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| First flight | 27 October 2023[source] | 2009[source] |
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| Developed from | Baykar Bayraktar TB2[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 1 × TEI-PD170 or 1 × TEI-PD200[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 280 kg (620 lb)[source] | — |
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| Communication range | line-of-sight propagation[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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| 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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