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Measured figures
Soaring Dragon prototype · Length
Single source14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon | Northrop Grumman X-47B |
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| Crew | None[source] | None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)[source] |
| Type | Unmanned maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft[source] | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator[source] |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation[source] |
X-47B · Length
38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)[source]
Soaring Dragon prototype · Combat range
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi, 1,100 nmi)[source]
Soaring Dragon prototype · 1 × Guizhou WP-13 turbojet or unknown type of turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Guizhou WP-13 turbojet or unknown type of turbofan, 43.1 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust[source]
Soaring Dragon prototype · at maximum speed; with turbojet
Single source10 hours (at maximum speed; with turbojet)[source]
X-47B · Wing area
Single source953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Northrop Grumman[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | — |
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| Status | In production[source] | Active[source] |
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| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
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| Number built | 20[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2015/2016 - ?[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2018[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 5.8[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | United States Navy[source] |
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| First flight | — | 4 February 2011[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan[source] |
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