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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 | WB Electronics FlyEye |
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| Crew | None (UAV)[source] | two operators[source]Complete FlyEye system / ground operating personnel, not airborne crew |
| Type | MALE UCAV[source] | Unmanned aerial vehicle[source] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | WB Electronics[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
1,8 m[source]
Wing Loong I · Height
Single source2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)[source]
Gross; 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]
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.
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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] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2011[source] | 2010[source] |
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| First flight | 2009[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 | — | Poland[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Poland Ukraine[source] |
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| Number built | — | 1000+ (2024)[source] |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | electric engine[source] |
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| Maximum altitude | — | 3000 m (9,800 ft) AMSL[source] |
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| Flight endurance | — | 2.5 h +[source] |
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| Launch readiness | — | 15 min- utes[source]Assembly and launch readiness; not flight endurance |
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