Chengdu Wing Loong

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Wing Loong
Chengdu Wing Loong at MAKS 2017
Type: Ground combat drone
Design country:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China

Manufacturer:

AVIC

First flight:

2008

The Chengdu Wing Loong is a combat drone ( UCAV ) made by the Chinese manufacturer AVIC .

history

A Chengdu Wing Loong of the Kazakh Air Force .

The Wing Loong was developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group . The first flight took place in 2008. In 2012 it was presented at the Beijing Airshow . According to the manufacturer, the retail price should be well below the comparable US version MQ-9 Reaper . While a Wing Loong drone costs 1 million dollars to buy, a Reaper costs around thirty times as much. The appearance of the Wing Loong is very similar to that of the US version of General Atomics.

Analysts see the low purchase price as a reason for the strong commitment u. a. this drone in the Libya war by foreign forces.

Users

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
length 9.3 m
span 14 m
height 2.7 m
Max. Takeoff mass 1200 kg
Top speed 280 km / h
Service ceiling 5300 m
Range 4000 km
Max. Flight duration 20 h

Web links

Commons : Chengdu Wing Loong  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hafssa Fakher el Abiari: How Military Drones Are a Game-Changer in the Libyan Conflict. In: Morocco World News. April 12, 2020, accessed June 10, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ Military News en.ria.ru, accessed on 30 October 2013
  3. ↑ a b c arabianaerospace.aero - UAE ops using Wing Loong drones (English), accessed on May 15, 2017
  4. ↑ Jane's Information Group - Kazakhstan parades newly acquired UAVs ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed June 18, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.janes.com
  5. ↑ Algeria, Egypt unveil Chinese UAVs , defenseweb.co.za, November 2, 2018
  6. ↑ Hafssa Fakher el Abiari: How Military Drones Are a Game Changer in the Libyan conflict. In: Morocco World News. April 12, 2020, accessed June 10, 2020 (American English).
  7. ↑ china.org.cn , accessed October 29, 2013