Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon (Chinese: 无侦-7 翔龙; pinyin: Wú zhēn-qī Xiáng Lóng

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General Info

Chengdu Guizhou
WZ-7 Soaring Dragon


WZ-7 at Airshow China Zhuhai 2022
Role	Unmanned maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft
National origin	People's Republic of China
Manufacturer	Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation
Designer	Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
Introduction	2018
Status	In production
Primary users	People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy
Produced	2015/2016 -
Number built	20

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Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon

The Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon (Chinese: 无侦-7 翔龙; pinyin: Wú zhēn-qī Xiáng Lóng) is a high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the People's Republic of China. The aircraft features a unique joined-wing design. The primary mission is expected to be aerial reconnaissance, but it may also be fitted to provide targeting data for anti-ship ballistic missiles and cruise missiles

Design

Design and development

Larger than most UAVs, the WZ-7 features a tandem, joined-wing design, which allows for a more rigid, less flexible wing than other configurations, with benefits said to include an increased lift-to-drag ratio and less complex flight controls than a HALE UAV with a conventional wing. The air intake for the engine is mounted atop the fuselage, with the engine itself mounted in the rear of the aircraft. The prototype aircraft is powered by a Guizhou WP-13 turbojet engine, a copy of the Soviet Tumansky R-13; it is anticipated that an improved engine will be installed in production aircraft.

The operational WZ-7 has a significantly modified shape. The single vertical tail on the prototype was changed to a pair of canted tails. A turbofan engine was installed on the production model. Due to the different engine and aerodynamics, the endurance of the production model is unknown. It is speculated to be longer than the 10 hours advertised for the prototype

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Operators

Artist's impression of the WZ-7 prototype

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Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon

General characteristics

Crew: None
Length: 14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)
Wingspan: 24.86 m (81 ft 7 in)
Height: 5.41 m (17 ft 9 in)

Powerplant

Powerplant: 1 × Guizhou WP-13 turbojet or unknown type of turbofan, 43.1 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust

Specifications

Cruise speed: 750 km/h
Range: 7,000 km
Combat range: 2,000 km
Endurance: 10 hours (at maximum speed; with turbojet)
Service ceiling: 18,000 m
Thrust/weight: 5.8

Armament

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The aircraft carries a fixed dorsal radome containing three AESA radar arrays for 360-degree coverage and is said to be more efficient than the two-planar 'balance beam' array design used on the earlier KJ-200.