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Research edition · 08 Nov 2026

Wing Loong I

Wing Loong I is AVIC Chengdu’s reconnaissance and strike aircraft. The specifications here describe the original aircraft in JAPCC’s catalogue, not Wing Loong II or the later 1D and 1E. Its quoted range has no clear ferry or control-link basis in that table.[1][2]

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Sourced dimensions are listed; no scaled drawing is provided for this configuration.

Schematic top view of the general configuration. Not to scale and not an exact depiction of the model.

The numbers, with their sources

Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.

Body length

9 m[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC Annex B; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Official report; not an independent test

Wingspan

14 m[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC Annex B; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Official report; not an independent test

Take-off mass

1150 kg[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC Annex B; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Official report; not an independent test

Reported speed

280 km/h[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC Annex B; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Official report; not an independent test

Published flight range

Not publicly established

Endurance

20 h[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC Annex B; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Official report; not an independent test

Payload

200 kg[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC Annex B; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Official report; not an independent test

Engine / propulsion

One piston engine, according to JAPCC.[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC

Guidance / control link

AVIC describes automatic takeoff and landing and an encrypted data link.[1]Wing Loong I · AVIC product entry

First flight / first reported use

Not publicly established

Manufacturer

AVIC / Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[1]Wing Loong I · manufacturer attribution

Operators

PLAAF service, as listed by JAPCC.[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC catalogue

Service status

PLAAF service, as listed by JAPCC.[2]Wing Loong I · JAPCC catalogue

Family & configurations

Wing Loong I

No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.

What does it cost?

Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.

Unknown in reviewed sources

Source notebook

  1. AVIC via Aerocontact · UAS Wing Loong I manufacturer exhibition entry

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim

  2. Joint Air Power Competence Centre · Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Annex B

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Approximate / analyst compilation

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