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Turbine engines never took off as a generator for land vehicles. They do a good job in the air where there is a constant high power need or at see where fuel weight is not an issue. But on the ground their disadvantages outweigh their advantages. Capstone engines make turbine power generators...

As a general rule the bigger an engine the more efficient. A 1500hp single engine is more fuel efficient then 3x500hp engines. If you can make a case where fuel efficiency takes the back seat it is a winner.

It was in the news that Akıncı's test payload was nearly 1500kg.

On what basis are you putting this on Baykar?

Diving with max payload will give maximum speed. But he burned some of his fuel so a little less then the maximum speed in this case.

You should know very well technology evolves quicker nowadays than it did many decades ago. TAI have just recently started using Artificial Intelligence to cut down test processes by 70%. They have 70.000 core computers to do calculations. We can see how quickly all three jet fighter projects...

They can use heat recuperators to get back some of the heat lost.

The plane will be built within 9 months and the time-frame suggested for maturation is 28 years from today. Such a huge disbelief in capabilities of Türkiye, right next to an insult.

A TS1400 engine can be derated to 1000hp and be used as a generator. Along with a few tons of batteries it can power the tank very well. With the amount of power it generates you can even operate lasers and rail-guns from a tank chassis.

It sounds like you are not talking about Türkiye. The same government has been in power in the past 20 years and you are talking about instability. We are counting months to fly two jet fighters, one manned and the other unmanned and you are talking about inexperience. What experience did Baykar...

How do we know if it is not the pilots' fault, we don't.

What if Russians start a campaign for 5 Bayraktars?

Turbine engines only work efficiently at around 90% throttle, It is good for flying cars but not for tanks.

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Form drag is effected by velocity squared. So, if you double speed from .6 mach to 1.2 mach you need 4 times the power, AFAIK. For mach 1 you need 2.78 times the power. Help yourself with the drag equation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_equation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_drag

AFAIK canards are a disadvantage for stealth.

They will probably fit the landing gear as the next step.

In the medium term. Long term possibilities are open.

They made cutouts from the monocoque body which is the main structural element.

There is no point in simply putting today's situation while the potential Türkiye can realize is far more. It will only take some extended sanction madness coupled with a new partitioning of global political landscape to jump leagues and get there.