Hongdu GJ-11 vs Northrop Grumman X-47B

Hongdu GJ-11 — licensed reference photograph

ADrones & UAVs

Hongdu GJ-11

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone

Credit

颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Northrop Grumman X-47B — licensed reference photograph

BDrones & UAVs

Northrop Grumman X-47B

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator

Credit

US Navy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Hongdu GJ-11Length

12.2 m

Length source ↗

Northrop Grumman X-47BX-47B · Length

11.63 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 21 rows sourced on both sides

12.2m

11.63mX-47B · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

12.2 m

Length

Single source

12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)^[source]

11.63 m

X-47B · Length

Single source

38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)^[source]

14.4m

18.9mX-47B · extended

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

14.4 m

Wingspan

Single source

14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)^[source]

18.9 m

X-47B · extended

Single source

9.4 m

X-47B · folded

Single source

62.1 ft (18.9 m) extended; 30.9 ft (9.4 m) folded^[source]

2.7m

3.1mX-47B · Height

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.7 m

Height

Single source

2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)^[source]

3.1 m

X-47B · Height

Single source

10 ft 5 in (3.10 m)^[source]

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20.2t

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

13,080 kg

Empty; X-47B · zero fuel weight

Single source

20,185 kg

Maximum take-off; X-47B · Max takeoff weight

Single source

28,837 lb (13,080 kg) zero fuel weight^[source]

44,501 lb (20,185 kg)^[source]

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1,110km/h

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

1,110.44736 km/h

Cruise; X-47B · Mach 0.9+ / high subsonic

Single source

Mach 0.9+ / 690 mph (high subsonic)^[source]

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3,900kmX-47B · Range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

3,900 km

X-47B · Range

Single source

2,400 mi (3,900 km, 2,100 nmi)^[source]

—

88.6m²X-47B · Wing area

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

88.59 m²

X-47B · Wing area

Single source

953.6 sq ft (88.59 m 2 )^[source]

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12,800mX-47B · Service ceiling

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

12,800 m

X-47B · Service ceiling

Single source

42,000 ft (12,800 m)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Hongdu GJ-11 and Northrop Grumman X-47B configuration
Specification	Hongdu GJ-11	Northrop Grumman X-47B
Crew	None^[source]	None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)^[source]
Type	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone^[source]	Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator^[source]
National origin	People's Republic of China^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Hongdu Aviation Industry Group^[source]	Northrop Grumman^[source]
Designer	Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Aviation Industry Corporation of China^[source]	—
Status	In development^[source]	Active^[source]
Primary user	People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]	United States Navy^[source]
First flight	November 2013^[source]	4 February 2011^[source]
Powerplant	1 × unnamed Guizhou -built turbofan^[source]	1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan^[source]
Number built	—	2^[source]
Developed from	—	Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus^[source]

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Hongdu GJ-11

Northrop Grumman X-47B

Crew

None^[source]

None aboard (semi-autonomous operation)^[source]

Type

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone^[source]

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Technology demonstrator^[source]

National origin

People's Republic of China^[source]

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Hongdu Aviation Industry Group^[source]

Northrop Grumman^[source]

Designer

Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Aviation Industry Corporation of China^[source]

—

Status

In development^[source]

Active^[source]

Primary user

People's Liberation Army Air Force^[source]

United States Navy^[source]

First flight

November 2013^[source]

4 February 2011^[source]

Powerplant

1 × unnamed Guizhou -built turbofan^[source]

1 × Pratt & Whitney F100-220U turbofan^[source]

Number built

—

2^[source]

Developed from

—

Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus^[source]