MTU share on EJ200:
33% Development
30% Manufacture
Development and manufacture of low-pressure compressor, high-pressure compressor and Digital Engine Control and Monitoring Unit (DECMU)
Final assembly of engines for the German Air Force and for the Austrian Armed Forces
Maintenance in...
I salute Ergin Saygun Pasha with respect.
"Those born into wealth do not know impossibilities. I come from a generation that understands the value of what has been done very well, because most of my 45 years of military service was spent with the bitterness, sadness and embarrassment of using...
As you said, I don't think the engine diameter will be an big problem because a fully installed AI-222-25F (AI-322F design is based on AI-222K-25F) has a widest section of 880 mm, a height of 1084 mm, and a full length of 3070 mm. Very roughly, the real unknown here is the extra depth of about 1...
The EJ200 is roughly twice the size of the AI-322F, both in length and dry weight. But it has a huge advantage: not only does it produce more power thrust than the 2x 322F, but it is also more than 30% more efficient in terms of TSFC (Thrust-specific fuel consumption). Not to mention the fact...
SAHA EXPO continues like a showcase, especially in the field of smart munitions. With all due respect, Baykar will have to release a new elephant walk promo. lol We especially need to see Aselsan's pneumatic twin rack under the wings, while quad rack under fuselage. :) Plus, some of Alpagut...
Quietly, we have started to make the SeaHawks in the Turkish navy's inventory the most capable of the active variants around the world. A medium-range multipurpose cruise missile, yes, but now it will reach the capability to launch loitering UAVs.
It is not only about developments in Ukraine. I am copying the concluding sentence I wrote 4-5 months ago on this topic in another forum: "KIZILELMA with Captor-E radar and EJ-200 engine is loading. It will be an tailored solution for Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers."
On June 2022, the...
Fergani Sky aims to develop a kind of reusable Space Tug, which is very new area in aerospace. Space Tugs are kind of spacecraft used to transfer spaceborne cargo from one orbit to another orbit with different energy characteristics.
The other main area of work will be a system of satellites...
No bro, my guess about the conformal panel under the nose is different and I mentioned it on a back page, but I should add that KE is in a completely different category from TB-2 or AKINCI, both in terms of mission profile and angle of attack, flight envelopes and speed. So most of the avionics...
One of the areas being studied under the MMU program is the narrow directional communications data link. In assessing stealth characteristics, the defense and aerospace community tends to focus on structural attributes, but just as important is communication. In fact, another challenge is the...
This graphic shows the location of typical F-16 antennas.
Also, conformal UHF/Satcom Antennas are usually located on the nose of jets. However, I am not sure what the under-nose conformal panel on the KE is for.
Solutions in the 30mm caliber groups have started to productize very quickly. I find it difficult to follow the developments.
Investments in this area will play a key role in increasing the firepower of our forces in a cost-effective manner.
+ TAAC and Italy's Managhi Aeronautica have a cooperation protocol for the design and production of MMU landing gears. From TAI's turbofan UAVs to Baykar's carrier based systems, it is impossible for almost every platform not to benefit from the know-how that will be created within the TAAC.
As stated by Ömer Çay, the twinning of the production of the MAM-type ammunitions are very good development. These munitions are now being export like hot cakes.
TAAC Aerospace Technologies Inc. was established on July 11, 2019 Joint Venture of with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) and ALTINAY Defense Technologies (ALTINAY) with the aim of developing Flight Control Systems, Landing Gear Systems and Test Systems which are critical in aviation...
A similar solution can be achieved with the twin-engine (TEI-PD-222ST) Aksungur at a more economical operating cost:
If Turkish Cargo invests in this area, it can really become the leading civilian company in the use of UAVs.
You can compare it with landing gear of the T-45s as another carrier-based aircraft with almost same maximum landing weight:
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