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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 | TAI Aksungur |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | — |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | — |
| Status | in service & in production[source] |
Official specification · aksungur; 12.5 m
Manufacturer claimGross; Wing Loong I · Gross weight
Single source1,100 kg (2,425 lb)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
2 × TEI-PD170 4-cylinder liquid-cooled turbo-charged horizontally-opposed piston engine each
Single source2 × TEI-PD170 4-cylinder liquid-cooled turbo-charged horizontally-opposed piston engine, 130–160 kW (170–220 hp) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
In service[source] |
| 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] | 2019-present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2011[source] | 20 October 2021[source] |
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| First flight | 2009[source] | 20 March 2019[source] |
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| Developed into | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | 3-bladed constant-speed pusher propeller[source] |
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| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | Turkey[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Turkish Armed Forces[source] |
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| Number built | — | 12 (as of March 2023)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | >750 kg (1,650 lb) payload[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 6 (Aksungur has 3 hardpoints on each wing with 500 kg, 300 kg and 150 kg capacities) , with provisions to carry combinations of: Missiles: CIRIT ASW : Possibly ROKETSAN DSH (Anti Submarine Warfare Rocket) and Roketsan Orka torpedoes for maritime patrol duties. Bombs : Up to 12 MAM : MAM-L and MAM-C precision-guided munitions L-UMTAS TEBER-81 (laser guided MK-81 ) TEBER-82 (laser guided MK-82 ) HGK-3 (Precision Guidance Kit) KGK (82) (Winged Guidance Kit) UAV Süper Şimşek UAV System[source] |
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| Communication range | — | Line-of-sight propagation : >250 kilometres (155 mi) Satellite Communications (SATCOM): >5,000 kilometres (3,107 mi)[source] |
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| Line-of-sight propagation | — | >250 kilometres (155 mi)[source] |
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| Satellite Communications (SATCOM) | — | >5,000 kilometres (3,107 mi)[source] |
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| Missiles | — | CIRIT[source] |
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| ASW | — | Possibly ROKETSAN DSH (Anti Submarine Warfare Rocket) and Roketsan Orka torpedoes for maritime patrol duties.[source] |
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| Bombs | — | Up to 12 MAM : MAM-L and MAM-C precision-guided munitions L-UMTAS TEBER-81 (laser guided MK-81 ) TEBER-82 (laser guided MK-82 ) HGK-3 (Precision Guidance Kit) KGK (82) (Winged Guidance Kit)[source] |
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| UAV | — | Süper Şimşek UAV System[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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