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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 | IAI Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | — |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Israel Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | — |
| Status | in service & in production[source] |
8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Height
Single source2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
1 × Rotax 916 4-cylinder air and water cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
Single source1 × Rotax 916 4-cylinder air and water cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 160 kW (210 hp)[source]
Wing Loong I · of air-to-surface weapons
Single source200 kilograms (440 lb) of air-to-surface weapons[source]
490 ft/min
Single source2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Active, in production[source] |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] | Israeli Defence Force Indian Air Force Azerbaijan Air Force Brazilian Federal Police Turkish Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2009[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2011[source] | 2005[source] |
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| First flight | 2009[source] | 1994[source] |
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| Developed into | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | 3-bladed pusher propeller[source] |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | Israel[source] |
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| Variants | — | EADS Harfang IAI Eitan Avionics Services Caçador[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 250 kg (551 lb)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | IAI SA-21[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 89 kg/m 2 (18 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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