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aircraft #5441
No
TB-001 Twin-Tailed Scorpion
China
PLARF
2021
No response
10m
20m
3.3m
1400
2,800 kg
1,000 kg
0
Piston Type
26000
190 kt
115
6,000 km (3,700 mi, 3,200 nmi)
2100
EO/IR Sensor 3rd Generation, Illuminator for laser-guided weapons
5 hardpoints on each wing, 2 center line
Standard Recon Strike 10-12 AKD-10, FT-10, LJ-7 Blue Arrow ATGM, TL-2 ATGM
Dimensions similar to Turkish Aksungur Might be in service with PLARF
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
Might better add a surface search radar (SAR?) since there is a radome-like thing under its nose.
https://www.hsdl.org/c/view?docid=874944
Quite a loadout.
Added DB3K 504.
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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