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Guizhou (AVIC) WU-14 / DF-ZF


Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV) [ 2014 ]



The WU-14 hypersonic glide vehicle research plane has conducted four tests to date - three of them being successful.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 10/27/2018 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com

Specifications



Service Year
2014

Origin
China national flag graphic
China

Status
ACTIVE
In Limited Service.
Crew
0
UNMANNED
Production
2
UNITS


Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAIC) / Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) - China
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National flag of China China
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓ Ground Attack (Bombing, Strafing)
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.
✓ Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR), Scout
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
✓ X-Plane (Developmental, Prototype, Technology Demonstrator)
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.
✓ Unmanned Capability
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.


Installed: Unknown propulsion scheme.
Max Speed
7,680 mph
(12,360 kph | 6,674 kts)


♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
♦
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the Guizhou WU-14 / DF-ZF production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
None for research, though militarized model is expected to support various nuclear, conventional and unconventional loads such as Anti-Ship Missiles (ASMs), lasers, direct-energy weapons and the like.


Supported Types


Graphical image of an aircraft conventional drop bomb munition
Graphical image of an air-launched nuclear weapon
Graphical image of an aircraft anti-ship missile


(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Hardpoint Mountings: 0


WU-14 - Base Series Designation (early).
DF-ZF - Official Series Designation.


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