CAIG Wing Loong Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Produced 2009
Chengdu CAC
Chengdu Wing Loong 1
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| Role | MALE UCAV |
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| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute |
| First flight | 2009 Altitude 27000 Pods SAR and ELINT |
| Introduction | 2011 |
| Status | in service & in production |
| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force Egyptian Air Force United Arab Emirates Air Force Pakistan Air Force |
| Produced | 2009 |
| Developed into | CAIG Wing Loong II |
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History Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC
Chengdu GJ-1, also known as Wing Loong 1
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Design
Wing Loong at MAKS 2017 Characteristics
Design and development
Designed and developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute (CADI), a division of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the Pterodactyl I bears a distinct similarity in appearance to the Predator/Reaper family of drones developed by the United States. The drone is capable of being fitted with a variety of sensors, including a forward looking infrared turret and synthetic aperture radar. In addition, the aircraft is capable of carrying weapons.The Pterodactyl I's total payload capacity for sensors and weapons is 200 kilograms (440 lb)
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Map with Wing Loong UAV operators in blue 
A Kazakh Air Force CAIG Wing Loong during a Defender of the Fatherland Day parade on Independence Square in Nur-Sultan. -
China — 60 units,in service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force
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Egypt — Reportedly exported to as early as 2016, first images released by the Egyptian military in October 2018.
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Ethiopia
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Indonesia
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Kazakhstan — Two exported to in 2016, in service with the Kazakhstan Air Defence Forces
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Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC
Chengdu GJ-1, also known as Wing Loong 1
Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC
Chengdu GJ-1, also known as Wing Loong 1
General characteristics
- Crew: None (UAV)
- Length: 9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
- Height: 2.77 m (9 ft 1 in
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Powerplant
- Gross weight: 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 shp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed
Links to Youtube & Others
China National Aero Technology Import & Export Corp is managing exportation of Pterodactyl UAV and 100 exported as of late 2018.[6] An unknown number of Pterodactyl UAVs were purchased by Saudi Arabia in May 2014.
Chengdu Aerospace Wing Loong 1
According to CADI, the Pterodactyl I undergone flight testing and has proven successful, with the flight test program including weapons tests of both bombs and air-to-surface missiles
Youtube Link
Production of older AEW&C types reportedly ceased production in 2018 in response to the KJ-500 reaching full operational capability
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