Guizhou Soar Eagle / Soar Dragon High-Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (2014)
The Guizhou Soar Eagle UAV will begin service as an unmanned drone before being developed into a more lethal armed variant.
From available imagery, the Soar Eagle bears a distinct resemblance to the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk long-range, high-altitude UAV system of the United States Air Force. There are, however, several distinct design features which make the Soar Eagle a wholly unique Chinese design including its single vertical tail fin and joined tandem wing configuration . The Soar Eagle does chare the Global Hawk's general appearance with its bulbous forward fuselage, rear-set engine installation and a fuselage spine-mounted air inlet. The Soar Eagle, like the Global hawk, is dimensionally large - roughly the size of a small manned aircraft - and showcases a wingspan of over 81 feet with a height of nearly 18 feet and running length of 47 feet. As such, the design is intended for long-range, high-altitude service work and is therefore termed a "High-Altitude Long Endurance" (HALE) UAV.
Power for the Soar Eagle is served through the Guizhou WP-13 turbojet engine installed in the aft portion of the streamlined fuselage and outputting at approximately 9,700lbs thrust. The WP-13 is an evolved Chinese derivative of the Soviet-era Tumansky R-13 series which saw principle use in the Soviet Sukhoi Su-15 "Flagon and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 "Fishbed" interceptors of the Cold War. Performance specifications are said to include a cruise speed of over 460 miles per hour, a service ceiling of nearly 60,000 feet and a mission endurance window of some 10 hours.
The Chinese concern of Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) is the lead contractor in the development of the Soar Eagle while design is led by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. The Soar Dragon was first presented in model form at the Zhuhai Air Show in 2006. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Guizhou Soar Eagle / Soar Dragon
High-Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Country of Origin: China
Manufacturer: Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation (GAIC) - China
Initial Year of Service: 2014
Production: 1
Focus Model: Guizhou Soar Eagle / Soar Dragon
Crew: 0
Length: 47.01ft (14.33m)
Width: 81.56ft (24.86m)
Height: 17.75ft (5.41m)
Weight (Empty): 0lbs (0kg)
Weight (MTOW): 0lbs (0kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Guizhou WP-13 turbojet engine developing 9,700lbs thrust.
Maximum Speed: 466mph (750kmh; 405kts)
Maximum Range: 3,495miles (5,625km)
Service Ceiling: 59,055ft (18,000m; 11.2miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 0 feet per minute (0m/min)
Hardpoints: 2
Armament Suite:
Initially none, limited to reconnaissance sorties. Later development will possibly incorporate support for anti-ship missile and cruise missile support for ranged precision attack.
Variants:
Soar Eagle - Base Designation
Soar Dragon - Alternative Designation
Operators: China
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