TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

mTT · 2025-09-10T08:15:22-0500

The name of TUSAŞ's new Heavy-Class General Purpose Helicopter is "GÖKSU."

GÖKSU will be delivered to the General Directorate of Forestry for the first time in 2028.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1965765567178330427

Tornadoss · 2025-09-10T08:26:43-0500

Don't like the fact it will fly with Motorsich Engines.

Tonyukuk · 2025-09-10T08:40:51-0500

mTT said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1965765567178330427

Original design with high tail was cool. I heard weight was dropped, do they plan on making a heavier helicopter later down the track with a similar design to the original concept?

Edit: never mind, seems like it's now even heavier than originally planned. Still no idea why rear ramp was removed though

TR_123456 · 2025-09-10T08:52:53-0500

mTT said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1965765567178330427

With which engines?

Merzifonlu · 2025-09-10T10:13:21-0500

TR_123456 said:
With which engines?

A very good question, Sir!!

TR_123456 · 2025-09-10T10:16:37-0500

Merzifonlu said:
A very good question, Sir!!

Maybe they'll get the American GE T700 series 3000hp engines?

Pokemonte13 · 2025-09-10T10:41:41-0500

TR_123456 said:
Maybe they'll get the American GE T700 series 3000hp engines?

More like Ukrainian but if we can get engines for gökbey then there is a chance

mTT · 2025-09-10T10:46:25-0500

TR_123456 said:
With which engines?

2x Motorsich TV3-117VMA-SBM1V

Merzifonlu · 2025-09-10T10:54:25-0500

TR_123456 said:
Maybe they'll get the American GE T700 series 3000hp engines?

There is not a single "atomic-size" chance, sir! Hahaha

Yasar_TR · 2025-09-10T11:37:05-0500

According to latest news coming out from the region;
Due to excessive bombing by the Russians there is no engine coming out of the Motor Sich factory that are related to turbofans.
However the helicopter engine production, specifically the TV3-117VMA-SBM1V engine, seems to be still alive. However, how long this can be the case, is anybody’s guess.

TR_123456 · 2025-09-10T11:39:14-0500

Merzifonlu said:
There is not a single "atomic-size" chance, sir! Hahaha

RR maybe?

TR_123456 · 2025-09-10T11:43:33-0500

Yasar_TR said:
According to latest news coming out from the region;
Due to excessive bombing by the Russians there is no engine coming out of the Motor Sich factory that are related to turbofans.
However the helicopter engine production, specifically the TV3-117VMA-SBM1V engine, seems to be still alive. However, how long this can be the case, is anybody’s guess.

Is that the engine with the Black smoke seen on ATAK 2 first lift off?

Yasar_TR · 2025-09-10T11:44:51-0500

The only 3000HP class engine produced by RR was Turbomecha RTM322, which actually develops 2600-3000HP .

But the complete production line has been given to Safran now. So Safran is not going to sell them to us.

Yasar_TR · 2025-09-10T11:45:31-0500

TR_123456 said:
Is that the engine with the Black smoke seen on ATAK 2 first lift off?

Yes. I believe the version on Atak 2 doesn’t even have FADEC, even though it should.

TR_123456 · 2025-09-10T11:51:14-0500

Yasar_TR said:
Yes. I believe it doesn’t even have FADEC

So,either they are joking because they have other options or they are dumb stupid idiots.
I guess the smart ones have already left the building.

Sanchez · 2025-09-10T12:42:00-0500

Yasar_TR said:
But the complete production line has been given to Safran now. So Safran is not going to sell them to us.

Everything is possible, always. It's not a bigger claim than using Ukrainian engines for serial production birds. Relations have been thawing since the last year. If the idea is to get closer to Europe, getting closer to France is also necessary. Though locally produced T700 would still be the best option.
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Göksu is a horrible name for a helicopter.

TR_123456 · 2025-09-10T13:53:35-0500

Yasar_TR said:
The only 3000HP class engine produced by RR was Turbomecha RTM322, which actually develops 2600-3000HP .

But the complete production line has been given to Safran now. So Safran is not going to sell them to us.

I'm sure they still have the blueprints,we could call it ''indigenous''.
Why dont we have the kind of people able to investigate and make such deals,or do we?

boredaf · 2025-09-10T14:20:42-0500

Sanchez said:
Everything is possible, always. It's not a bigger claim than using Ukrainian engines for serial production birds. Relations have been thawing since the last year. If the idea is to get closer to Europe, getting closer to France is also necessary. Though locally produced T700 would still be the best option.
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Göksu is a horrible name for a helicopter.

Yeah, no. Getting closer to France is impossible, especially since Armenian, Greek, Cypriot and Jewish lobbies are too powerful there and their populace would never accept France working closely with a "Muslim" country, especially us. They have been against us even after all the European rearmament stuff, they blocked ammo being bought from us for Ukraine and you think they'll work with us? Then I've got a bridge to sell you my friend.

It is more likely that I'll sprout wings from my back and start flying than France letting us get engines.

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