Add PLARF TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion Drone

[bostonmyk]

DB Selector

DB3K

Baseline

aircraft #5441

Hypothetical

No

Name

TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion

Country

China

Service

PLARF

In Commission

2021

Number in Service

No response

Length (m)

10m

Wingspan (m)

20m

Height (m)

3.3m

Empty Weight (kg)

1400

Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)

2,800 kg

Payload Weight (kg)

1,000 kg

Crew

0

Propulsion

Piston Type

Rate of Climb (ft/min)

No response

Service Ceiling (ft)

26000

Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)

190 kt

Cruise Speed (kt)

115

Supercruise

No

Ferry Range (nm)

6,000 km (3,700 mi, 3,200 nmi)

Endurance (min)

2100

Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)

No response

Fuel Capacity (kg)

No response

Sensors

EO/IR Sensor 3rd Generation, Illuminator for laser-guided weapons

Mounts

5 hardpoints on each wing, 2 center line

Loadout Options

Standard Recon Strike 10-12 AKD-10, FT-10, LJ-7 Blue Arrow ATGM, TL-2 ATGM

Comms/Datalinks

No response

Aircraft Codes

No response

Comments

Dimensions similar to Turkish Aksungur Might be in service with PLARF

Sources

Stats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengden_TB-001 https://twitter.com/intel1osint100/status/1599754127273492481?lang=en https://gagadget.com/en/uav/241719-chinas-tb-001-scorpion-male-drone-with-a-6000km-range-and-35-hours-of-flight-time-has-completed-an-unprecedented-miss/ https://twitter.com/intel1osint100/status/1599754127273492481/photo/1 IOC stuff: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/chinese-tb-001-scorpion-drone-encircled-taiwan https://twitter.com/jointstaffpa/status/1430467773356855297 https://www.janes.com/defence-news/air-platforms/latest/airshow-china-2021-tengden-debuts-three-engine-twin-tailed-scorpion-a-armed-reconnaissance-uav https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1614579311721254912 https://twitter.com/dafengcao/status/918323912181661696?lang=en

[LuigiP57]

Might better add a surface search radar (SAR?) since there is a radome-like thing under its nose.

[bostonmyk]

https://www.hsdl.org/c/view?docid=874944

[tbrandon517]

Quite a loadout.

[Jkryos]

Added DB3K 504.