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CAIG Wing Loong ✕ Airco DH.9A ✕
Manufacturer Chengdu Aircraft Corporation Airco
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 Airco DH.9A is a British single-engined light bomber that was designed and first used shortly before the end of the First World War.
First Flight 2009-01-01 1918-03-01
Entry Into service 2011-01-01 1918-01-01
Service End 1931-01-01
Designer Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute Airco
Type Light bomber/General purpose
Length (m) 9.05 9.144
Height (m) 2.77 3.3528
Cockpit Crew 2
Max Speed (km/h) 280 197.9493
Max Ceiling (m) 5000 5105.4
Armament 200 kg; 200 kg of air-to-surface weapons; Bombs; FT-10; FT-9; FT-7; GB7; GB4; Missiles; BRM1; AKD-10 ; 1 × forward firing .303 in Vickers machine gun,; 1 or 2 × .303 in Lewis guns on Scarff ring; Up to 740 lb on under-wing and fuselage racks
Endurance (h) 20 5
Number Built 1997
Powerplant Description 1 × Rotax 914 turbocharged, 75 kW (100 hp) each 1 × Liberty 12A water-cooled V-12 engine, 298 kW (400 hp) each
Primary Users People's Liberation Army Air Force, Egyptian Air Force , United Arab Emirates Air Force , Pakistan Air Force Royal Air Force, Soviet Air Forces, Royal Australian Air Force, Iranian Air Forces
Status in service & in production
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAIG_Wing_Loong en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airco_DH.9A
Flat Wing Span (m) 14 13.716
Flat Wing Area (m²) 45.2206
Aircraft Engine Rotax 914 Liberty L-12
Number of Engines 1 1