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Measured figures
Wing Loong I · Length
Single source9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Wingspan
Single source14 m (45 ft 11 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Height
Single source2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · Range
Single source4,000 km (2,500 mi, 2,200 nmi)[source]
PD-100 Black Hornet · 2014 night-vision version · digital data-link range, not flight range
Single source1.6 km (1 mile)[source]PD-100 Black Hornet · 2014 night-vision version · digital data-link range, not flight range
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
Wing Loong I · Endurance
Single source20 hours[source]
Wing Loong I · Service ceiling
Single source5,000 m (16,000 ft)[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.
Configuration
| Specification | CAIG Wing Loong | Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | — |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | military micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)[source]Black Hornet · micro UAV |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | — |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | Prox Dynamics AS[source]Black Hornet · original developer |
| 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] | — |
| Introduction date | 2011[source] | — |
| First flight | 2009[source] | — |
| Developed into | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] | — |
| Propellers | 3-bladed[source] | — |
| Country of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
| National origin | — | Norway[source]Black Hornet · original developer location |
| Dimensions | — | around 16 × 2.5 cm (6 × 1 in)[source]Black Hornet · axes unstated in source; not assigned to length/width |
| Sensors | — | It has three cameras: one looking forward, one straight down, and one pointing down at 45 degrees.[source]Black Hornet · three camera configuration |
| Powerplant | — | quiet electric motors[source]Black Hornet deployed in Afghanistan · propulsion |
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