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ADrones & UAVs
Ababil-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-2 Ababil-B : Target drone Ababil-S : Surveillance and reconnaissance Qasef-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-3 , Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 : Surveillance and reconnaissanc
At a glance
Measured figures
Ababil-2 · Wingspan
Single source3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)[source]
Falcon 8+ · Range
Single source0.62 mi (1.0 km, 0.54 nmi)[source]
Ababil-2 · Combat range
Single source120 km (75 mi, 65 nmi)[source]
Ababil-2 · 1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine
Single source1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)[source]
Ababil-2 · Wing area
Single source1.76 m 2 (18.9 sq ft)[source]
Falcon 8+ · 1,936 ft/min (
Single source1,936 ft/min (10 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | HESA Ababil | Intel Falcon 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Width | — | 2,680 ft 5 in (817 m)[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review |
| Crew | none[source] | — |
| Type | Ababil-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-2 Ababil-B : Target drone Ababil-S : Surveillance and reconnaissance Qasef-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-3 , Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 : Surveillance and reconnaissance Armed variant: Combat drone[source] | Camera drone[source] |
| National origin | Iran[source] | Germany/United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] | Ascending Technologies (later Intel )[source] |
| Designer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
| Primary user | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] | — |
| Number built | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] | — |
| Manufactured | 1980s–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
| Introduction date | disputed[source] | 2009[source] |
| First flight | 1986[source] | — |
| Capacity | 40 kg payload[source] | 1.76 lb (0.8 kg) payload[source] |
| Fuel capacity | 16 liters[source] | — |
| Propellers | 2-bladed[source] | 2-bladed, 8.0 in (0.2032 m) diameter[source] |
| Battery | — | 2× Intel Powerpack 4000[source] |
| Powerplant | — | 8 × 125W brushless DC electric motor[source] |
| Maximum wind resistance | — | 35.8 miles per hour (57.6 km/h)[source] |
| Operating temperature | — | 23°F (-5°C) to 113°F (45°C)[source] |
| GNSS compatibility | — | GPS , GLONASS[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |