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WZ-8 / BZK-008 CH-91 Hypersonic Drone Testbed

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Specifications

Service Year2019
OriginChina
StatusACTIVE
Limited Service.
Crew0 / UNMANNED>
Production10 ??? 2023
MANUFACTURERAviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
OPERATORSChina
ROLES
  • Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR)
  • X-Plane Technology Demonstrator
    • Length11.5 m (37 ft 9 in)
    67.5 ft / 20.57 m
    Wing Span 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)
    9.4 ft / 2.85 m)
    Height2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
    10.5 ft / (3.20 m)
    STRUCTUREmonoplane / low-mounted / swept-back
    ENGINES2 x YF50 Liquid-fueled rocket motors
    POWER???
    Cruise speedMach 3
    7,408–8,643 km/h (4,603–5,371 mph, 4,000–4,667 kn) Mach 6 to Mach 7
    Max Speed3,299 mph (5,310 kph | 2,867 kts)
    Ceiling100,000 feet (30,000 m).
    140,010 ft (42,675 m | 27 mi)
    50,000 m (160,000 ft)
    ARMAMENTNone




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