The Wing Loong-10, which carries the Chinese military designation WZ-10, is a family of high-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft with some stealth features, developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for reconnaissance and precision strike. It grew out of the Sky Wing III shown at the 2007 Paris Air Show, which became the twin-engine Wind Shadow for the Chinese air force, shown at Zhuhai in 2014, and the export-oriented Cloud Shadow, shown there in 2016 with a single turbojet. The airframe is built of composites with a bulbous nose and an air scoop on the back, and it has six hardpoints for guided bombs and missiles. A Wing Loong-10 flew a typhoon observation mission for the China Meteorological Administration on 2 August 2020, and export versions 10A and 10B were shown in 2022. Unlike the earlier turboprop Wing Loong drones it is jet powered, and the Wing Loong-10B is believed to be in service with the Royal Saudi Air Force as of 2024.
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Engine Class Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineWP-11C turbojet (Cloud Shadow); two WS500 turbofans (Wind Shadow) 3 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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has officially adopted the CAIG Wing Loong-10 jet-powered drone, giving it the military designation WZ-10
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has officially adopted the CAIG Wing Loong-10 jet-powered drone, giving it the military designation WZ-10
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WZ-10 paragraph, developer
has officially adopted the CAIG Wing Loong-10 jet-powered drone, giving it the military designation WZ-10
WZ-10 paragraph, military designation
has officially adopted the CAIG Wing Loong-10 jet-powered drone, giving it the military designation WZ-10
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has officially adopted the CAIG Wing Loong-10 jet-powered drone, giving it the military designation WZ-10
Exemplifies: Aviation, WZ-10 paragraph
has officially adopted the CAIG Wing Loong-10 jet-powered drone, giving it the military designation WZ-10
View the Source2. Chengdu WZ-10 (Wikipedia)
History, Wind Shadow debut
debuted at the 2014 Zhuhai Air Show.
Operators, Saudi Arabia
Believed to be in service as of 2024.
View the Source3. GlobalSecurity.org: Wind Shadow / Feng Ying / Wing-Loong 10
GlobalSecurity.orgWing-Loong 10 page, Cloud Shadow engine
Unlike the Wind Shadow, the export-oriented Cloud Shadow is equipped with a single WP-11C turbojet engine.
Wing-Loong 10 page, Wind Shadow engines
uses two small turbofan engines with halved thrust
Wing-Loong 10 page, powerplant
Unlike the Wind Shadow, the export-oriented Cloud Shadow is equipped with a single WP-11C turbojet engine.
Wing-Loong 10 page, Cloud Shadow speed
its flight speed (620 km/h) and altitude (14,000 meters)
View the Source 4. Airforce Technology: Cloud Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Airforce TechnologyDesign and features, take-off weightQuote, Design and features, take-off weight
it has a take-off weight of 3,000kg
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