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The explanation for the belly landing was not connected with the bird hitting the landing gear, according to what is written above. Mind you, if a bird is ingested into an air intake I would expect damage to be limited to the engine unless it failed catastrophically. But I'm not a designer or...

I have no idea. I watched an RR video about Tempest before it became GCAP. It mentioned 2000 degree TIT. Whether that was Celcius or Kelvin I do not know. I don't think that RR is going to part with that level of technical know how. However TF35K is not looking at that level of technology so...

I don't understand how a bird entering the air intake can damage hydraulics and wiring. Perhaps they are located behind the S-bend and the mass of the bird was too high for it to resist?

I guess that dates back 10 years or more so those aircraft will have progressed in capability. American content is to be avoided, I assume. The only 2 non-Russian/Chinese types without US engines are Rafale and Typhoon. As we know, Eurofighter is unavailable at the moment. Rafale production...

Although a blow to the enemy, I do not think that destroying dozens of the enemy's armoured vehicles here and there will win the war, given that Russia and the US have thousands in storage.

Argentina is an exceptional case for the Brits. UK was not interested in what I will describe geographically as the South Atlantic Islands. Had the inhabitants chosen to be independent or become part of Argentina the UK would have been pleased to give its assent. In 2013 the inhabitants were...

Out of curiosity, since Turkiye wants to produce fast jet aircraft with total sovereignty, when will it be producing indigenous ejection seats?

Not for a finalised design. I think that funding for the last few years has been spent on investigating which technologies could be used in Tempest. A decision on whether to go ahead should be made 2024/2025.

In terms of GCAP, this programme is still being defined - what to build and partner responsibilities for funding, development and production. FCAS looks to be a programme dominated by and set up in France's favour. Japan seems determined to pursue a 6G programme - with others or on its own. I...

While the spot rate of the lira has continued to weaken against the dollar since the interest rate rise to 40%, I have noticed that the 2 year forward rate (was 54+ to the $ a few weeks ago) is now 50+ to the $. Would another interest rate hike be necessary or is it being raised to reduce the...

I think that Germany, Spain and UK will order more but Eurofighter is not immortal.

Even if TF35000 were initially 15% down on desired thrust, it would have the output of F110 so I guess that would not be much of a problem.

By chance I spotted this. The defenseaerospace.com website is now based in France and tends to report negatively on British aviation matters but I think it gives an idea of why Scholz is unlikely change his position on EF supplies to Turkiye...

What I have heard from Indians is that Mk1A is well suited for use on the western border but that a longer range type is needed with regard to the border with China.

I know nothing of jet engine design but I am aware that it is mighty challenging. Has there ever been a case of an engine being designed, built and run for a thousand or so hours to check it works without any problems surfacing that required fixing? It looks like the prototype TF-6000 is taking...

It is reported in the Indian press and online media that approval for the acquisition of a further 97 x Tejas Mk1A was given today by the Defence Acquisition Council. I am not certain what happens next in the labyrinthine Indian procurement process but I take it that providing a price agreeable...

Out of curiosity, what kind of turbine inlet temperature are we talking about with TF6000 - a lot higher than F110?

So you would prefer me not to say that I think Turkiye would get KAAN into production faster than other countries would if they had reached the same state of progress in the project. Not referring to you, I'm not a Turkish patriot wearing rose-tinted glasses about everything Turkish so when I...

KAAN prototype construction was not started with a frozen design so it should evolve during testing. I do not understand how TAI will be able to make design changes, test those changes, reach design freeze, set up production and start rolling KAAN off the line in less than 5 years. KAI started...

Approval for F-16 and Eurofighter is not forthcoming. It looks to me that the earliest KAAN (with F110) will be delivered to TuAF is early in the next decade. If that is a problem, Turkiye has a problem. The question to me is whether any steps can be taken to mitigate that problem - can a type...