Dr Akşit gives critical information here. He says that it is a little late in the design of the domestic engine for TFX!
If the British Government does not quickly agree to develop an engine based on the RR Pearl turbofan engine, we may have to resort to an unprecedented method of developing the TFX and its national engine.
I think it could be like this: TFX enters mass production with GE F110 engine and at the same time starts some TFX's flying with a domestic engine whose maturation has not yet finished. However, those TFX's flies without a pilot for 7-8 years like a drone.
Thus, even if the aircraft is lost due to engine failure, there is no loss of pilot. In this way, TFX acts as a testbed for artificial intelligence applications in drones.
If the British Government does not quickly agree to develop an engine based on the RR Pearl turbofan engine, we may have to resort to an unprecedented method of developing the TFX and its national engine.
I think it could be like this: TFX enters mass production with GE F110 engine and at the same time starts some TFX's flying with a domestic engine whose maturation has not yet finished. However, those TFX's flies without a pilot for 7-8 years like a drone.
Thus, even if the aircraft is lost due to engine failure, there is no loss of pilot. In this way, TFX acts as a testbed for artificial intelligence applications in drones.