Could maybe be the decoy drone they're talking about, shape is strange thoug.
Bruh. Look at all the other ones around it. It's a horizontal tail assembly to be tested in isolation, same as the other parts around it. And the plane in front of it is missing its tail elevators.Could maybe be the decoy drone they're talking about, shape is strange thoug.
And why should tail elevators have curved wing tips?Bruh. Look at all the other ones around it. It's a horizontal tail assembly to be tested in isolation, same as the other parts around it. And the plane in front of it is missing its tail elevators.
Experimenting with different designs, obviously. It's just a CGI btw, not a design document. Also, that part is not going to be mounted on the Hurjet - it has 2 test rig connections on each side, so it will be tested in isolation.And why should tail elevators have curved wing tips?
And please enlighten us how that part is going to mounted on the Hurjet in front of it to make it whole?
The only thing I would trust on that picture is the internal gun and the Turkish weapons. There is even an AN/ALQ-131 present. This picture reeks of disinfo or just plain old incompetence. Even the bigshots make huge mistakes, like Kotil conflating pounds with kg.Official image of the internal/external weapons load-out supports authors article.
The only thing I would trust on that picture is the internal gun and the Turkish weapons. There is even an AN/ALQ-131 present. This picture reeks of disinfo or just plain old incompetence. Even the bigshots make huge mistakes, like Kotil inflating pounds with kg.
Yes indeed. Turkey would be cut off from the critical technology that is for certain, no one is willing to part with the production of the material technologies in the combustion chamber.
Same like F 414 that is reported to be produced by Hanwa Korea for KF 21/IFX, critical parts will still be supplied by GE and mostly Hanwa only produce parts that needs to be replaced in periodic maintenance period. Mostly what they do is assembling
Is there anything more important said in the video?
First flight planned December 2022
F404, first delivery will be next year
İ wonder where the engine is coming from? TEI under license or GE/US?
First flight planned December 2022
F404, first delivery will be next year
İ wonder where the engine is coming from? TEI under license or GE/US?
My guess would be directly bought from GE for the prototypes, with a licence production for serial production. F110 and T700 are produced at TEI. With combustion chamber production for T700 happening at TEI, they could negotiate that too for the F404.İ wonder where the engine is coming from? TEI under license or GE/US?
I really hope that TEI is pursuing a whole turbofan family based on the TS1400 and TS3000. TF6000/9500 derived from TS1400, TF12000/19000 derived from TS3000 should all be ready for FOC use by 2030
If I am not mistaken, F404 engine being an engine for light aircraft and for training aircraft is exempt from US ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) conditions. Hence free to export without any special export license permissions.