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Research edition · 08 Nov 2026

WZ-7 Soaring Dragon

WZ-7 is a Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance drone with a joined-wing layout. China’s defence ministry records combat training. The Mitchell Institute supplies the dated public analytical figures used here. Those figures are not a manufacturer specification or an independent flight test.[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

≈ 14.300 m[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Approximate / analyst compilation

Wingspan

≈ 24.900 m[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Approximate / analyst compilation

Take-off mass

Not publicly established

Published speed · knots

≤ 405 kt[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Published upper limit

Published flight range

≤ 7000.0 km[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute analytical listing · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Published upper limit

Endurance

Not publicly established

Payload

Not publicly established

Engine / propulsion

One Guizhou WP-13, according to the Mitchell Institute.[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute listing

Guidance / control link

Not publicly established

First flight / first reported use

Not publicly established

Manufacturer

Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute attribution

Operators

PLAAF and PLANAF, according to the Mitchell Institute.[1]WZ-7 · Mitchell Institute listing

Service status

Active, according to the Mitchell Institute. China’s ministry documents PLAAF training.[1]WZ-7 · public service record

Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open

Family & configurations

WZ-7 Soaring Dragon

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. Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies · China Airpower Tracker: WZ-7

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

  2. Chinese Ministry of National Defense / China Military Online · PLA’s latest WZ-7 recon drone put into combat training

    11 Nov 2021 · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test

    Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable

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