Bayraktar Kızılelma vs Northrop Grumman X-47B

Bayraktar Kızılelma — licensed reference photograph

ADrones & UAVs

Bayraktar Kızılelma

Loyal wingman capable stealth multirole unmanned fighter aircraft Artificial intelligence based autonomous aircraft

Credit

Erişim · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Northrop Grumman X-47B — licensed reference photograph

BDrones & UAVs

Northrop Grumman X-47B

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator

Credit

US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Bayraktar KızılelmaKızılelma-A · Length

14.5 m

Length source ↗

Northrop Grumman X-47BX-47B · Length

11.63 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

14.5mKızılelma-A · Length

11.63mX-47B · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14.5 m

Kızılelma-A · Length

Single source

14.5 m

Length

Single source

14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)^[source]

14.5 m^[source]

11.63 m

X-47B · Length

Single source

38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)^[source]

10mKızılelma-A · Wingspan

18.9mX-47B · extended

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10 m

Kızılelma-A · Wingspan

Single source

10 m

Wingspan

Single source

10 m (32 ft 10 in)^[source]

10 m^[source]

18.9 m

X-47B · extended

Single source

9.4 m

X-47B · folded

Single source

3.5mKızılelma-A · Height

3.1mX-47B · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.5 m

Kızılelma-A · Height

Single source

3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)^[source]

3.1 m

X-47B · Height

Single source

10 ft 5 in (3.10 m)^[source]

8.5t

20.2t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8,500 kg

Maximum take-off; Kızılelma-A · Max takeoff weight

Single source

8,500 kg (18,739 lb)^[source]

13,080 kg

Empty; X-47B · zero fuel weight

Single source

20,185 kg

Maximum take-off; X-47B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

28,837 lb (13,080 kg) zero fuel weight^[source]

44,501 lb (20,185 kg)^[source]

1,100km/hMaximum; Kızılelma-A · 0.9 Mach

1,110km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

735 km/h

Cruise; Kızılelma-A · 0.6 Mach

Single source

1,100 km/h

Maximum; Kızılelma-A · 0.9 Mach

Single source

1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) 0.9 Mach^[source]

735 km/h (457 mph, 400 kn) 0.6 Mach^[source]

0.9 mach^[source]

1,110.44736 km/h

Cruise; X-47B · Mach 0.9+ / high subsonic

Single source

Mach 0.9+ / 690 mph (high subsonic)^[source]

—

3,900kmX-47B · Range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,900 km

X-47B · Range

Single source

2,400 mi (3,900 km, 2,100 nmi)^[source]

930kmKızılelma-A · on internal fuel

—

Combat radius

All recorded figures & sources

930 km

Kızılelma-A · on internal fuel

Single source

930 km (580 mi, 500 nmi) on internal fuel^[source]

16.9kN

—

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

16.9 kN

Kızılelma-A · 1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-25TLT Turbofan engine thrust - no afterburners (Kızılelma-A)

Single source

1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-25TLT Turbofan engine, 16.9 kN (3,790 lbf) thrust - no afterburners (Kızılelma-A).^[source]

14,000mKızılelma-A · Service ceiling

12,800mX-47B · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

14,000 m

Kızılelma-A · Service ceiling

Single source

14,000 m (45,000 ft)^[source]

12,800 m

X-47B · Service ceiling

Single source

42,000 ft (12,800 m)^[source]

—

88.6m²X-47B · Wing area

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

88.59 m²

X-47B · Wing area

Single source

953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

Bayraktar Kızılelma and Northrop Grumman X-47B configuration
Specification	Bayraktar Kızılelma	Northrop Grumman X-47B
Crew	—	None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)^[source]
Type	Loyal wingman capable stealth multirole unmanned fighter aircraft Artificial intelligence based autonomous aircraft^[source]	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator^[source]
National origin	Turkey^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Baykar^[source]	Northrop Grumman^[source]
Status	The first delivery to the Turkish Armed Forces is set for the 2026^[source]	Active^[source]
Primary user	Turkish Armed Forces^[source]	United States Navy^[source]
Prototypes	5 prototypes^[source]	—
Number built	5 serial production^[source]	2^[source]
Introduction date	2025^[source]	—
First flight	14 December 2022^[source]	4 February 2011^[source]
Capacity	1,500 kg (3,300 lb)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	unspecified Jet-A1 or JP-8 fuel capacity^[source]	—
Endurance	3+ hours^[source]	—
Hardpoints	2 × internal stations, 6 × external stations on wings^[source]	—
On order	12 aircraft scheduled for delivery beginning in 2028^[source]	—
Operational altitude	7,600 m (25,000 ft)^[source]	—
Developed from	—	Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus^[source]
Powerplant	—	1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan^[source]

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Bayraktar Kızılelma

Northrop Grumman X-47B

Crew

—

None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)^[source]

Type

Loyal wingman capable stealth multirole unmanned fighter aircraft Artificial intelligence based autonomous aircraft^[source]

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator^[source]

National origin

Turkey^[source]

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Baykar^[source]

Northrop Grumman^[source]

Status

The first delivery to the Turkish Armed Forces is set for the 2026^[source]

Active^[source]

Primary user

Turkish Armed Forces^[source]

United States Navy^[source]

Prototypes

5 prototypes^[source]

—

Number built

5 serial production^[source]

2^[source]

Introduction date

2025^[source]

—

First flight

14 December 2022^[source]

4 February 2011^[source]

Capacity

1,500 kg (3,300 lb)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

unspecified Jet-A1 or JP-8 fuel capacity^[source]

—

Endurance

3+ hours^[source]

—

Hardpoints

2 × internal stations, 6 × external stations on wings^[source]

—

On order

12 aircraft scheduled for delivery beginning in 2028^[source]

—

Operational altitude

7,600 m (25,000 ft)^[source]

—

Developed from

—

Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus^[source]

Powerplant

—

1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan^[source]