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Wing Loong I

A compact selection from this profile, with sources and limits. Other configurations and additional measurements remain in the full profile.

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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]

Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.

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

The numbers, with their sources

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
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
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
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

Form, sound & identification limits

JAPCC labels this figure simply as range. Its definition is unclear, so it is not presented as a measured flight range. “Range 200 km”^[2]

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Source notebook

AVIC via Aerocontact · UAS Wing Loong I manufacturer exhibition entry
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim
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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DroneLedger. Wing Loong I. 2026-11-08. https://droneincidents.com/drones/wing-loong-i/editions/2026-11-08/

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