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Chinese military at the Zhuhai Air Show has a new attack drones, U.S. Predator aircraft shape is very similar. Under its wing two special light to add a ground missiles, the scene did not see a text description. Photo: Du Changjun

Aviation Week 17, according to U.S. reports, China has developed a paragraph with the “Predator” unmanned aerial vehicles like that pterosaurs -1 medium-range extended-range, long-endurance UAV.

China Aviation Industry Corporation said that it had appeared in the Zhuhai Air Show last pterosaurs -1 UAV, but reportedly is not the case – this UAV exhibition plan was withdrawn at the last moment. In Zhuhai Air Show, this situation occur.

reported that Chinese authorities have now approved the export of pterosaur I UAV, and Pakistan, or its target customers.

the UAV developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute, has been launched, including weapons, including a series of flight tests. Pterosaurs -1 UAV can drop bombs, but also launched light missiles.

total aircraft payload capacity of 200 kg, with its forward-looking infrared sensor, weighing about 100 kg, so each wing can be linked to weight of 50 kg of ammunition.

Although the exhibition with UAV pterosaur -1 forward-looking infrared sensors and weapons systems, but according to China Aviation Industry Corporation executives said that the aircraft is also equipped with synthetic aperture radar.

China Aviation Industry Group Company, said, pterosaurs -1 UAV length 9.05 m, 2.77 m high, with a wingspan of 14 meters, maximum takeoff weight of 1,100 kg. The aircraft maximum life of 20 hours ceiling of 5,000 meters, the longest range of 4000 km, maximum speed of 280 km. (Spring)

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