CAIG Wing Loong vs Intel Falcon 8: Specs Compared

CAIG Wing Loong — licensed reference photograph

ADrones & UAVs

CAIG Wing Loong

MALE UCAV

Credit

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BDrones & UAVs

Intel Falcon 8

Camera drone

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

CAIG Wing LoongWing Loong I · Length

9.05 m

Length source ↗

Intel Falcon 8Falcon 8+ · Length

0.768 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 44 rows sourced on both sides

9.05mWing Loong I · Length

768mmFalcon 8+ · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

9.05 m

Wing Loong I · Length

Single source

9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)^[source]

0.768 m

Falcon 8+ · Length

Single source

2 ft 6.2 in (0.768 m)^[source]

14mWing Loong I · Wingspan

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

14 m

Wing Loong I · Wingspan

Single source

14 m (45 ft 11 in)^[source]

2.77mWing Loong I · Height

524 ft 11 in (160 m)

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.77 m

Wing Loong I · Height

Single source

2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)^[source]

524 ft 11 in (160 m)^[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review

1.1tGross; Wing Loong I · Gross weight

2.8kg

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,100 kg

Gross; Wing Loong I · Gross weight

Single source

1,100 kg (2,425 lb)^[source]

1.2 kg

Empty; Falcon 8+ · Empty weight

Single source

2.8 kg

Maximum take-off; Falcon 8+ · Max takeoff weight

Single source

2.65 lb (1.2 kg)^[source]

6.17 lb (2.8 kg)^[source]

280km/hMaximum; Wing Loong I · Maximum speed

65km/hMaximum; Falcon 8+ · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

280 km/h

Maximum; Wing Loong I · Maximum speed

Single source

280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)^[source]

64.8 km/h

Maximum; Falcon 8+ · Maximum speed

Single source

40 mph (64.8 km/h, 35 kn)^[source]

4,000kmWing Loong I · Range

1kmFalcon 8+ · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,000 km

Wing Loong I · Range

Single source

4,000 km (2,500 mi, 2,200 nmi)^[source]

1 km

Falcon 8+ · Range

Single source

0.62 mi (1.0 km, 0.54 nmi)^[source]

75kW

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

75 kW

Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp

Single source

1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)^[source]

20hWing Loong I · Endurance

0.4hFalcon 8+ · no payload

EnduranceScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

20 h

Wing Loong I · Endurance

Single source

20 hours^[source]

0.266667 h

Falcon 8+ · max payload

Single source

0.433333 h

Falcon 8+ · no payload

Single source

26 minutes (no payload), 16 minutes (max payload)^[source]

5,000mWing Loong I · Service ceiling

4,000mFalcon 8+ · above sea level

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,000 m

Wing Loong I · Service ceiling

Single source

5,000 m (16,000 ft)^[source]

4,000 m

Falcon 8+ · above sea level

Single source

13,123 ft (4,000 m) above sea level^[source]

200kgWing Loong I · of air-to-surface weapons

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Payload

All recorded figures & sources

200 kg

Wing Loong I · of air-to-surface weapons

Single source

200 kilograms (440 lb) of air-to-surface weapons^[source]

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10m/sFalcon 8+ · 1,936 ft/min (

Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

10 m/s

Falcon 8+ · 1,936 ft/min (

Single source

1,936 ft/min (10 m/s)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

CAIG Wing Loong and Intel Falcon 8 configuration
Specification	CAIG Wing Loong	Intel Falcon 8
Width	—	2,680 ft 5 in (817 m)^[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review
Crew	None (UAV)^[source]	—
Type	MALE UCAV^[source]	Camera drone^[source]
Manufacturer	Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group^[source]	Ascending Technologies (later Intel )^[source]
Designer	Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute^[source]	—
Status	in service & in production^[source]	—
Primary users	People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force^[source]	—
Manufactured	2009^[source]	2009–present^[source]
Introduction date	2011^[source]	2009^[source]
First flight	2009^[source]	—
Developed into	CAIG Wing Loong II^[source]	—
Propellers	3-bladed^[source]	2-bladed, 8.0 in (0.2032 m) diameter^[source]
Country of origin	People's Republic of China^[source]	—
National origin	—	Germany/United States^[source]
Capacity	—	1.76 lb (0.8 kg) payload^[source]
Battery	—	2× Intel Powerpack 4000^[source]
Powerplant	—	8 × 125W brushless DC electric motor^[source]
Maximum wind resistance	—	35.8 miles per hour (57.6 km/h)^[source]
Operating temperature	—	23°F (-5°C) to 113°F (45°C)^[source]
GNSS compatibility	—	GPS , GLONASS^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · China Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nigeria Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Uzbekistan	—

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CAIG Wing Loong

Intel Falcon 8

Width

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2,680 ft 5 in (817 m)^[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review

Crew

None (UAV)^[source]

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Type

MALE UCAV^[source]

Camera drone^[source]

Manufacturer

Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group^[source]

Ascending Technologies (later Intel )^[source]

Designer

Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute^[source]

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Status

in service & in production^[source]

—

Primary users

People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force^[source]

—

Manufactured

2009^[source]

2009–present^[source]

Introduction date

2011^[source]

2009^[source]

First flight

2009^[source]

—

Developed into

CAIG Wing Loong II^[source]

—

Propellers

3-bladed^[source]

2-bladed, 8.0 in (0.2032 m) diameter^[source]

Country of origin

People's Republic of China^[source]

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National origin

—

Germany/United States^[source]

Capacity

—

1.76 lb (0.8 kg) payload^[source]

Battery

—

2× Intel Powerpack 4000^[source]

Powerplant

—

8 × 125W brushless DC electric motor^[source]

Maximum wind resistance

—

35.8 miles per hour (57.6 km/h)^[source]

Operating temperature

—

23°F (-5°C) to 113°F (45°C)^[source]

GNSS compatibility

—

GPS , GLONASS^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · China
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Nigeria
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Uzbekistan

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