Predator
family of unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary
Predator is an aircraft model[1]. Predator ranks in the top 2% of aircraft model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,976 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Air Force[3], Air National Guard[4], Air Force Reserve Command[5], Central Intelligence Agency[6], Royal Moroccan Air Force[7], United Arab Emirates Air Force[8], Turkish Air Force[9], Italian Air Force[10]
- Manufacturer: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems[11], General Atomics[12]
- Developer: General Atomics[13]
- Subclass of: medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft[14], unmanned aerial vehicle[15]
- Commons category: General Atomics MQ-1 Predator[16]
- First flight: July 3, 1994[17]
- Service entry: 1995[18]
- Service retirement: March 9, 2018[19]
- Military designation: Q-1[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:General Atomics MQ-1 Predator[21]
- Commons gallery: General Atomics MQ-1 Predator[22]
- Total produced: 360[23]
- Length: 8.22 m[24]
- Height: 2.1 m[25]
- Wingspan: 14.8 m[26]
- Wing area: 11.5 m²[27]
- Maximum operating altitude: 7620 m[28]
Why It Matters
Predator has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Predator is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]