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From July 19th 2022 to end of 2023 would be like 17 months between first flights of KFX and TFX.

Tests were supposed to begin by end of first quarter 2023.

I don't know what people on this forum make out of these two incidents but there are more shots fired at an ordinary wedding in Türkiye. Maybe the opposition should try some fireworks instead.

With all the experience gained so far I wish our navy moves faster in building new systems. There are few components that still need to be procured from foreign makers or partners now anyway.

TFX uses some large 3D printed metal parts including the main bulkhead which can supposedly be much lighter than a routed out part. This along with extensive use of composites allow for a light dry weight of the plane. However the MTOW is related to engine power as a variable which is in turn...

The entire world sees his speeches everyday.

I had noticed the weight being off earlier and this may be related to the fact that the TFX need to be powered with a lesser engine in its initial iteration and will be upgraded to its full potential later on with following iterations powered by a domestic engine. When powered by a domestic...

Ak Party is probably a bigger Kurdish party than HDP, the last of Prime Ministers and the Governor candidate for Istanbul Mr Binali Yıldırım is a Kurd for instance. The pary does not get its 41+% votes from Turks alone. As mentioned earlier the west only see separatist Kurds as Kurds as they can...

At some point the design team of TEI will be relieved from work on the design of the TF35000 engine which is when they can and will be willing to take on new challenges. I would give it 3 years for TEI to start work on a relatively high bypass engine to power relatively fast subsonic planes.

That's our backyard. We need to press harder.

"Incompetent" test pilots who can't take their feet off the gas pedal can make the impossible happen during one of those many ground tests..

Such a lie.

Exports map update operation is on standby.

What matters is how much useful load it carries. It is all about physics, there is no magic in this. It has to carry fuel for the duration, speed and the MTOW of the mission. It also needs to carry enough ammo and the right sensors for the mission. So the plane being able to take off or land...

I don't think they will push that hard to get there. They have to thread safely to avoid mishaps.

Probably mostly engine issues. A single engine working too hard to power a plane is like a single parent supporting the family. Our TFX will have both parents active.

I am guessing it to be basic with no dogfight capability. It will be good enough if it can carry out predetermined actions and functions autonomously, functions that must be sustained if communications is cut. Like situational awareness, self preservation and perhaps targeting stationary targets.

Kızılelma is progressing well. There is less than a year to its production to begin. Once it reaches operational capacity which is likely to happen in two years time a new era will have opened up. We are not really certain what missions it will be taking over but it has the potential to...

A lot of prophecy going on here.

TB2 has a big backlog to fulfill in the coming several years and I believe it will stay in production in the foreseabke future.