SİSTEM GENEL BAKIŞI
Chinese armed UAVs providing Ethiopian strategic strike capability. Both versions operational.
ÜRETİCİ
ÜRETİM BİLGİSİ
PRODUCTION STATUSActive
WING LOONG I YEAR2007
WING LOONG II YEAR2017
TAM BOYUTU GÖRÜNTÜLE
Wing Loong I/II - AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China)
AVANTAJLAR
- Wing Loong II offers exceptional endurance (32 hours)
- Larger payload than TB2 enables heavier weapons
- Chinese pricing makes it very cost-effective for developing nations
- SATCOM option enables beyond-line-of-sight operations
- Multiple weapon types available from Chinese ecosystem
DEZAVANTAJLAR
- Less combat-proven than TB2 or MQ-9
- Chinese munitions may be less precise than Turkish or Western equivalents
- Maintenance support dependent on Chinese presence
- Limited interoperability with non-Chinese C4I systems
- Export variant may have reduced capabilities
TEKNİK ÖZELLİKLER
ARMAMENTBA-7 ATGMs, FT-Series Guided Bombs, LS-6 GPS-Guided Bombs
PAYLOAD (I)200 Kg
PAYLOAD (II)480 Kg
ENDURANCE (I)20 Hours
ENDURANCE (II)32 Hours
MAX SPEED (II)280 Km/H
SERVICE CEILING (II)9,000 M
WING LOONG I WINGSPAN14 M
WING LOONG II WINGSPAN20.5 M
SİLAH AİLESİ3 VARYANT
Discussion & Reviews(2)
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SIGN INEmiratiEdgeMarshal of the Air Force
31d ago
The maintenance burden per flight hour will determine whether these numbers hold in extended operations.
BENZER SİSTEMLER
The powerplant choice gives logistics planners flexibility in contested fuel environments.