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Measured figures
Cessna 177B · Length
Single source27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)[source]
Shahed 129A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Cessna 177 Cardinal | Shahed 129 |
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| Type | Light utility aircraft[source] | Combat / Intelligence / Surveillance / Reconnaissance (CISR)[source] |
| Manufacturer | Cessna Aircraft Company[source] | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA)[source] |
| Number built | 4,295[source] | +42[source] |
| Manufactured | 1968–1978[source] |
8 m (26 ft 3 in)[source]
Shahed 129A · Combat range
Single source1,700 km (1,100 mi, 920 nmi)[source]
Cessna 177B · 1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine
Single source1 × Lycoming O-360 -A1F6D air-cooled flat-4 engine , 180 hp (130 kW)[source]
Shahed 129A · 1 × Rotax 914 four cylinder, four stroke aircraft engine 100 shp
Single source1 × Rotax 914 four cylinder, four stroke aircraft engine 75 kW (100 shp)[source]
Cessna 177B · Wing area
Single source174 sq ft (16.2 m 2 )[source]
Cessna 177B · 840 ft/min (
Single source840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)[source]
Shahed 129A · Endurance
Single source24h[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2012–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1968[source] | September 2013[source] |
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| First flight | July 15, 1966[source] | Spring 2012[source] |
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| Capacity | 3 passengers[source] | 400 kg payload[source] |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Designer | — | Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center[source] |
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| Status | — | In service, in production[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Iran[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Shahed 123[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Shahed 149 Gaza[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed[source] |
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| Bombs | — | 4 × Sadid-345 PGM[source] |
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