Recent content by Zafer

I am supporting decisions of the leadership and I am asking for more. There is a slippery ground in the geopolitical power games and we have to juggle our assets wisely. Our capabilities and responsibilities are changing quickly. As the MoD disclosed last week there are 4-5 other countries that...

I don't think so. What do you know about who needs what.

Türkiye is becoming more assertive in our claims of sea regions and need to backup with more navy.

Probably robot miners take over, I don't see why not.

Remember the discussions we were having a few years back; can Akıncı shoot down a fighter jet or not, I was saying it can given the opportunity.

I don't have details of an agreement so I can't be sure.

Hürjet LCA is just a prototype, the engine can only become a problem when ordered in high numbers.

Interesting, but what are all the writings on the wall for.

Hürjet is 12 ton Kızıllma is 8.5 ton Anka3 is 7.5 ton A 12 ton block-1 launcher is easy considering 45 ton for steam catapults. I think MUGEM can ditch the ramp already and start with the block-1 launcher immediately. A block-2 launcher should be 32 ton capable for a Kaan junior.

You don't have to look at what the US is doing, they chose to do what others will not be able to afford to do and have superiority to everyone. Heck they scrapped VTOL aircraft to have the huge carriers they made instead, otherwise they were to have VTOL fighters on smaller ships and not have...

The worst case scenario is you don't have airpower on your LHD

They generate heat up to 180°C on their magnets as this is usually how much the magnet can take without failing. They will surely pick this up in close distance but how close needs to be tested.

They even use reverse thrusters in the air to slow down. Accepting higher wear on landing gears and the engine itself you can probably land using a bigger portion of the runway. Kızılelma is 8.5 ton and can make use of automation to fine tune the landing process. Once done nicely this can turn...

In the Wikipedia entry it says passenger planes have thrust reversers as operators want to relieve brakes from excessive wear and for when the runway is slippery. TB3 can operate from the Anadolu becuse it doesn't need arresting cables. It takes some guts to try to make it, but the rewards...