Name: | CAIG Wing Loong | General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper |
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Type: | Medium-altitude long-endurance | long-endurance, high-altitude |
Origin: | China | United States |
Produced: | 2009 | 2007 |
Unit cost: | - | - |
Full description: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
CAIG Wing Loong and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
The CAIG Wing Loong can be also called the Chengdu Pterodactyl I. It's a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle. It was developed in People's Republic of China by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. The general idea of its creators was to provide a vehicle, that can be used as a surveillance and aerial reconnaissance platform.
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (also known as Predator B) is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle. It's able to perform an autonomous flight operations or remotely controlled ones (with a human ground controller). It was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and the main reason of its creation were the combat needs of United States Air Force.
Specifications
Range: | 4,000 km (2,500 mi) | 1,900 km (1,200 mi) |
Max speed: | 280 km/h | 482 km/h |
Service ceiling: | 5,000 m | 15,420 m |
Weight empty: | 2,223 kg (4,901 lb) | |
Weight max: | 4,760 kg (10,494 lb) | |
Armament: | Air-to-surface weapons - 200kg | 7 hardpoints, on the two inboard weapons stations 680kg, on the two middle stations 340 kg, on the outboard stations 68 kg |
Range
Dimensions
Length: | 9 m | 11 m |
Width: | 14 m | 20 m |
Height: | 2.77 m | 3.81 m |
Images
CAIG Wing Loong
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper