| Manufacturer |
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation |
Aero Vodochody |
| Description |
The Chengdu GJ-1 (), also known as Wing Loong 1 (), is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China. |
The Aero A.8 was the last realized construction of an aircraft by engineer Karel Rösner, a former chief designer of the German company Gotha, who after the First World War briefly joined the services of the Aero company. |
| First Flight |
2009-01-01 |
1921-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
2011-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute |
Aero Vodochody |
| Length (m) |
9.05 |
9.3 |
| Height (m) |
2.77 |
|
| Cockpit Crew |
|
1 |
| Max Seating |
|
4 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
280 |
140 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
105 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5000 |
|
| Armament |
200 kg; 200 kg of air-to-surface weapons; Bombs; FT-10; FT-9; FT-7; GB7; GB4; Missiles; BRM1; AKD-10 |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
4 passengers |
| Endurance (h) |
20 |
|
| National Origin |
|
Czechoslovakia |
| Number Built |
|
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 hp) each |
1 × Maybach Mb.IVa 6-cyl. water-cooled piston engine, 177 kW (237 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
People's Liberation Army Air Force, Egyptian Air Force , United Arab Emirates Air Force , Pakistan Air Force |
|
| Status |
in service & in production |
cancelled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAIG_Wing_Loong |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_A.8 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
14 |
14 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
49 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rotax 914 |
Maybach Mb.IVa |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |