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[Samba]

Footages of TB-3's 2nd and 3rd take-off and landing tests on TCG Anadolu.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1861290313374925138

Probably, flight hours will exceed 1,000 hours by November. The program is progressing with extraordinary success, and tests with actual mission payloads may not be too far away. In the meantime, Let's see when GA-ASI will deploy its systems on a LHD without the help of a 'crane'.

Did I see wrong or TB3 stopped in 30 meters or so in 2nd landing?

 

[Anmdt]

Did I see wrong or TB3 stopped in 30 meters or so in 2nd landing?

That was what i expected at the first landing, kudos to the guy who designed the gears and suspension, eventhough it has landed rather harshly (like marine fighters do), it didn't bounce back. We won't know the limit until the nose landing gear breaks apart .

I see no reason for them not to make a modular arrest gears and minimize this landing to 10-20 meters just after the aft elevator. The UAV aims far after the elevator and right side of the island for landing in most of the times likely to avoid wake of the island.

 

[hugh]

That was what i expected at the first landing, kudos to the guy who designed the gears and suspension, eventhough it has landed rather harshly (like marine fighters do), it didn't bounce back. We won't know the limit until the nose landing gear breaks apart .

I see no reason for them not to make a modular arrest gears and minimize this landing to 10-20 meters just after the aft elevator. The UAV aims far after the elevator and right side of the island for landing in most of the times likely to avoid wake of the island.

the drone has to approach the ship with more speed in rough weather, right? I'd like to see these trials evolve to be tested in adverse conditions and see how it performs.

 

[hugh]

Did I see wrong or TB3 stopped in 30 meters or so in 2nd landing?

Let's do this!

 

[neosinan]

It landed while its flir was retracted. So This Video is proof that it indeed can land with its flir unlike some other peoples have claimed.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1861280088567759143

 

[Quasar]

With this landing, we've got more stuff to talk about, like the serial take off and landings and how they're going to be managed by the ground stations and how many we can have up and flying bout for missions.

wise questions bro

nobody has done it befor so nobody has the answers at least clear answers but may be we can make a guess about the answer of one of your questions

-sure ı could be very wrong but seems to me that 4 TB3s on the deck (inluding one potantial extra TB3 on top of the elevator ) can be the max number of TB3 ready to be launched within a brief period of time

-Further, longer endurance of drones can/will be used for increasing the number of airborn drons

 

[Oublious]

I hope they will put a radar on TB3 using it like a AWACS, it will give a boost to our navy. If it can fly 24 hours, put 4 of them to the ship. A range of 150km enough.

 

[YeşilVatan]

I hope they will put a radar on TB3 using it like a AWACS, it will give a boost to our navy. If it can fly 24 hours, put 4 of them to the ship. A range of 150km enough.

My amateur guess is it would require a seperate, highly advanced pod. I highly doubt it can be done, but hey Leonardo put AESA on a friggin TB-2 so it's possible I guess.

 

[Oublious]

My amateur guess is it would require a seperate, highly advanced pod. I highly doubt it can be done, but hey Leonardo put AESA on a friggin TB-2 so it's possible I guess.

We have TB2 with radar operating for the navy..

Meteksan Defence MILSAR SAR/GMTI Radar Provides Outstanding Capabilities to Tactical UAVs

MILSAR generate radar images up to 30cm resolution from 27km.

www.defenceturkey.com

 

[YeşilVatan]

We have TB2 with radar operating for the navy..

Meteksan Defence MILSAR SAR/GMTI Radar Provides Outstanding Capabilities to Tactical UAVs

MILSAR generate radar images up to 30cm resolution from 27km.

www.defenceturkey.com

That's rather low performance compared to what Anadolu will require. At least that was my assumption, now I realize I might be wrong on that.

 

[Boykaz]

I'm waiting for the KIZILELMA video from Baykar regarding the F-35 news

 

[Saithan]

We're going to be needing some solid defense for Anadolu, even if we use tb3 for surveillance only for the time being. Until we have gathered enough experience. If tb3 is going to be fitted with a targeting pod to steer missiles towards objective. Would trg230, trg300 that we spoke about in a different thread be a good solution. But we'd need Corvettes/frigates with vls right?