TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

[Kaan Azman]

Yarr harr harr and here we are, Naval Gökbey, this time with repositioned stuff, considering fuselage sonobuoy launchers

 

[Saithan]

Light weight torpedo ? They still weight quite a bit, so wouldn't it make more sende to have them under the hul ?

 

[Sanchez]

Light weight torpedo ? They still weight quite a bit, so wouldn't it make more sende to have them under the hul ?

Orka is planned to weigh 220kg. Those stub wings can handle that weight. That tracks with all other light weight naval helicopters as well.

Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

In long term, Gökbey not only isn't ready but it isn't even enough and T925 exist only on paper yet, we can't wait for them. We should've made a deal for AgustWestland's Merlin and AW149 ages ago and started production already at least we could've had 8 and 15 tonne helicopters (for TF2000) in...

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[Kaan Azman]

In case y'all are worried about weight, AW159 which is literally in the same weight class with the same type of engines can comfortably carry two torpedoes or even 20 Martlet missiles

 

[Strong AI]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014674061054406816

 

[Sanchez]

T625 concluded its cold weather tests in Kiruna, Sweden at -25 degrees. Interestingly, "TC-HLR" could be a new prototype, I don't think we ever saw this registry before. Previous 4 prototypes were orange/yellow and then blue P0 HLP, blue P1 HLI, gendarme livery P2 HLV and the black P3 HLH. This HLR is either a re-registry, or a new prototype.

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1889962501946695774

P0 TC-HLP in high altitude flights.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014674061054406816

 

[Strong AI]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu said in his speech that they aim to obtain civil certification for the GÖKBEY helicopter within the next few months.

Stating that they have signed serial production agreements for a total of 83 GÖKBEY helicopters, Demiroğlu noted that the fifth helicopter has been delivered, and that they aim to deliver one helicopter per month this year and two helicopters per month next year.

Milli savaş uçağı KAAN’da test uçuşu için tarih verildi

Haber 7 - Milli savaş uçağı KAAN prototipiyle test uçuşlarına başlamayı hedeflediklerini vurgulayan (TUSAŞ) Genel Müdürü Mehmet Demiroğlu, geçen ihracatta 1 milyar dolar üzerine çıktıklarını, hedeflerinin bu yıl 1,5 milyar dolar olacağını açıkladı.

m.haber7.com

 

[Zafer]

Foreign certification of aircraft is an arduous process which may not end up successful as the certifying bodies are institutions of established aircraft manufacturing countries. Every new aircraft they certify will take away business from them. It is a conflict of interests and they may drag the process forever asking for harder and harder specs and if you are not a capable hardy company you give up. China is up to getting their passenger planes certified and who knows how it will end.

 

[Yasar_TR]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu said in his speech that they aim to obtain civil certification for the GÖKBEY helicopter within the next few months.

Stating that they have signed serial production agreements for a total of 83 GÖKBEY helicopters, Demiroğlu noted that the fifth helicopter has been delivered, and that they aim to deliver one helicopter per month this year and two helicopters per month next year.

Milli savaş uçağı KAAN’da test uçuşu için tarih verildi

Haber 7 - Milli savaş uçağı KAAN prototipiyle test uçuşlarına başlamayı hedeflediklerini vurgulayan (TUSAŞ) Genel Müdürü Mehmet Demiroğlu, geçen ihracatta 1 milyar dolar üzerine çıktıklarını, hedeflerinin bu yıl 1,5 milyar dolar olacağını açıkladı.

m.haber7.com

In reality, there are actually 26 Gokbey helicopters to be produced as per what has been produced to date.
57 additional units ordered by the TR Navy are going to be navalised versions. They will have to be redesigned and produced in accordance with certain specifications whereby the helicopter, its engines and avionics will be resistant to sea water and salt. Also due to having to land on ships that are bopping up and down, helicopter’s super structure and landing gears will have to be more robust, rotor blades to be foldable.
So as well as Tusas, TEI too will have to redesign the engines to be suitable for military use and sea worthy.

NB
These 57 units need not to be subjected to the same certification conditions as the civilian use helicopters.