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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 | Tupolev Tu-141 |
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| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | none[source] |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | Remotely-controlled, UAV[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Tupolev[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] | — |
| Status | in service & in production |
14.33 m (47 ft 0.25 in)[source]
Wing Loong I · 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
1 × Tumansky KR-17A thrust
Single source1 × Tumansky KR-17A , 19.6 kN (4,409 lbf) thrust[source]
Wing Loong I · Endurance
Single source20 hours[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.
Active with the Ukrainian armed forces[source] |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] | Ukraine Soviet Union (formerly)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2009[source] | 1979–1989[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2011[source] | 1979[source] |
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| First flight | 2009[source] | 1974[source] |
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| Developed into | CAIG Wing Loong II[source] | Tupolev Tu-143[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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| Number built | — | 152[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Tupolev Tu-123[source] |
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| National origin | — | Soviet Union[source] |
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