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Measured figures
Wing Loong I · Length
Single source9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CAIG Wing Loong | EADS Harfang |
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| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | — |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | EADS and IAI[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | — |
| Status | in service & in production[source] |
9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Height
Single source2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)[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]
1 × Rotax 914F 4-cylinder turbo-charged four-stroke horizontally-opposed piston engine with air-cooled cylinders and liquid-cooled cylinder heads
Single source1 × Rotax 914F 4-cylinder turbo-charged four-stroke horizontally-opposed piston engine with air-cooled cylinders and liquid-cooled cylinder heads., 86 kW (115 hp)[source]
Wing Loong I · Endurance
Single source20 hours[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.
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| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] | French Air Force (historical) Royal Moroccan Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2009[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2011[source] | June 2008[source] |
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| First flight | 2009[source] | 9 September 2006 at Istres-Le Tubé airbase 125[source] |
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| Developed into | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | 2-bladed constant-speed pusher propeller[source] |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| Number built | — |
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| Developed from | — | IAI Heron[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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