Sky Wing III (天翼 III, Sky Wing 3, SW III, or SW 3) UAV is a CAIG designed high altitude, long endurance (HALE) UAV appears similar to Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. Sky Wing III is equipped with a jet engine mounted on top of the fuselage between the V-shape tail wings, and it has completed its high-speed taxiing test in October 2008, and the maiden flight was expected to take place in early 2009.
Specification
Length: 8.9 m
Height: 3.44 m
Wingspan: 18.8 m
Weight: 7.5–9.1 t
Payload: 0.65–2+ t
Endurance: > 6 h
Range: 7000 km
Ceiling: 15 km
Speed: 750 km/h
Takeoff distance: < 1 km
Landing distance: < 1.2 km
