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Small unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle
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Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEaglelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing Insitu MQ-27 ScanEagle | CAIG Wing Loong II |
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| Crew | none on-board[source] | None[source] |
| Type | Small unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] | MALE UCAV[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Insitu[source] | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] |
CAIG Wing Loong IIlarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
ScanEagle Specifications · Length
Single sourceLength
Single source11 m (36 ft 1 in)[source]
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceEmpty; Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; ScanEagle Specifications · Max takeoff weight
Single source30.90–39.68 lb (14–18 kg)[source]
39.7 lb (18 kg)[source]
58 lb (26.5 kg)[source]
62 lb / 28 kg[source]ScanEagle Specifications
Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source4,200 kg (9,259 lb)[source]
Cruise; Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; ScanEagle Specifications · Maximum speed
Manufacturer claim80 kn (92 mph, 148 km/h)[source]
60 kn (69 mph, 111 km/h)[source]
80 knots / 41.2 m/s[source]ScanEagle Specifications
Cruise; Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source1 × 3W International 2-stroke piston engine
Single source1 × 3W International 2-stroke piston engine , 1.5 hp (1.12 kW)[source]
ScanEagle Specifications · Maximum payload
Manufacturer claim17 lb / 8 kg[source]ScanEagle Specifications
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Australian Navy See Operators section for others[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2002–present[source] | 2015-present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2005 (U.S. Navy)[source] | 2017[source] |
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| First flight | 20 June 2002[source] | February 2017[source] |
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| Developed from | Insitu SeaScan[source] | CAIG Wing Loong[source] |
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| Developed into | Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack[source] | Chengdu Wing Loong-3[source] |
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| Capacity | 11 lb (5 kg)[source] | — |
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| Engine | Heavy fuel (JP-5 or JP 8) or C-10 gasoline engine[source]ScanEagle Specifications | — |
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| Designer | — | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 2; revision 1375623248 |
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| Origin reported by inventory | — | People's Republic of China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 27, cell 2; revision 1347318478 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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