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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 | Korean Air KUS-FS |
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| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | Unmanned[source] |
| Thrust | — | 1 × Hanwha Aerospace turboprop 1,200 hp (890 kW), 24.46 kN (5,500 lbf) thrust (Modified based on Samsung Techwin SS-760K turbojet engine, 4.67 kN (1,050 lbf) thrust)[source] |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Korean Air Aerospace Division[source] |
13 m (42 ft 8 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
1 × Hanwha Aerospace turboprop 24.46 kN (5,500 lbf) thrust (Modified based on Samsung Techwin SS-760K turbojet engine, 4.67 kN (1,050 lbf) thrust)
Single sourceWing 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.
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | Agency for Defense Development Korean Air Aerospace Division[source] |
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| Status | in service & in production[source] | — |
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| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 2009[source] | 2024–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2011[source] | — |
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| First flight | 2009[source] | February 2012[source] |
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| Developed into | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | South Korea[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Republic of Korea Air Force (intended)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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