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  1. Yasar_TR

    TR Land Vehicle Programs

    There are three points you need to consider before understanding that you don’t need the 2.8 litre generator to generate 1000HP power. 1. The Firtina howitzer is not a vehicle on the move all the time. It has to be stationary for extended periods. 2. It will not have to exert itself to it’s...
  2. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    For that concern, there is the live answer in front of you: E-Firtina ; 56 ton howitzer ferried along by 1300HP developed by a hybrid system that achieves higher speeds and longer ranges. It also saves a lot of weight to make it easier to position more batteries.
  3. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Well, I know that for the HSL-700 hybrid locomotive they used an American Cummins K15 generator. MKE currently in production/modernisation for 50 M113 APCs . We will find out soon what generator they are using. The modernisation of these M113’s will be hybrid pluggable/chargeable version. There...
  4. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Wrong I am afraid. You only need 1500HP power when you are climbing out of a ditch from stand still or climbing a very steep hill at full throttle. Under normal driving conditions you don’t need full power. Your turbo powered street car may have a 300hp engine. But to achieve that power you need...
  5. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    As @merzifonlu stated, these are “series-hybrid” electro diesel engines. They are not your run of the mill Diesel engines that power tractors or trucks. And there is fine balance between diesel power needed and the battery power needed. For the Firtina howitzer, you wouldn’t need the diesel...
  6. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Now you are getting there. You have a Diesel engine that is actually an electric generator. It develops electric current to drive the electric motors directly. But at the same time it also charges the batteries when needed. So both battery power and generator power can be used at the same time...
  7. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Not really if you check the 1300HP Firtina-e engine, it is a 2.8 litre Diesel engine they are using. For the Altay power needs of 1700-1800HP, it can’t be more than 4-5 litre max. Remember this is not a Diesel power per se. It is diesel Electric power...
  8. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    You are correct if you are thinking of large natural gas fired power stations. These special turbines used in these power stations, may also have steam turbines connected to hot gas outlets that produce electricity via both gas and steam turbines. Hence making it very efficient. When it comes to...
  9. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    If memory serves, TAI signed a deal with an Italian company to supply the transmission for the CTS-800 engine to be used in Atak. For the TS1400, they were also thinking to use the same company. But going forward for Gokbey and other new helicopters we may be looking at producing the...
  10. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    To build a compact 1500HP engine is hard. But it is equally difficult to match a transmission that would withstand the sudden jerks and torque requirement of a 70 ton tank. They need to be working homogeneously together. Same goes for a gas turbine engine. You will have to build a strong...
  11. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

    https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/31366-turkey-mulls-eurofighter-typhoon-order More news circulating about the purchase of typhoons for Turkish Airforce. According to this site, if F16V70 deal does not materialise, Turkey is open to offers for Typhoon purchase.
  12. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Exactly. That is why all hybrid drivetrains give better fuel efficiency figures than their all petrol equivalents. And as per @Nilgiri ’s post, most so called diesel trains are actually ”diesel-electric” hybrids.
  13. Yasar_TR

    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    How? Please elaborate. Are there many that have shown this in any battlefield? Please remember it is diesel hybrid we are talking about.
  14. Yasar_TR

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    Very valid question! Yes. Meteksan’s MILSAR is capable of differentiating between civilian and military targets even above cloud cover. Not only vehicles but people as well. It has special algorithms written to do that.
  15. Yasar_TR

    TR Air Defence Programs

    A lot of rights and a lot of wrongs as well. 1. S400 is not a bad system. It will bring down planes that are quite far away. But it is not really ours. It can not be incorporated in to our AD system. As a stand alone and export version system, it is limited in capability. Since the decision was...
  16. Yasar_TR

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    Have you seen the shape of L39 Albatros? It’s airframe is not designed to go supersonic. It has a MTOW of 4700kg with an engine that maxes out at 3800lbf. Please do not compare apples with pears. We are discussing about a stealth plane with an airframe that will fly supersonic.
  17. Yasar_TR

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    Before guessing whether MIUS can manage super cruise or not one should put on the table concrete points to support their claim. @Combat-Master has ”suggested” that it could. As explained above it has a lot to do with the 1. Airframe design 2. Thrust to weight ratio 3. Flight altitude. Engine...
  18. Yasar_TR

    TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

    Super cruise can be achieved if the thrust to weight ratio is right and the plane is flying at rarified atmospheric altitudes and most importantly if the airframe is suitable. It has nothing to do with being 6000lbf or 10000lbf thrust level. This is a 6000kg plane. Gripen with 14000kg take off...
  19. Yasar_TR

    TR Navy Naval Programs

    https://www.savunmasanayist.com/mir-ida-ile-albatros-s-idalar-birlikte-gorev-yapti/ 4 different Unmanned Sea Vessels and a command unit. Swarm attack formation. All controlled from stand off distances. With more of the USV’s - ULAQ’s to come; Turkey is shaping her naval battle future doctrine...
  20. Yasar_TR

    TR Navy Naval Programs

    76mm Naval gun, having completed it’s land tests, is getting ready to start sea trials. It uses all indigenously produced rounds. It has achieved 80 rounds per minute firing speed. It has 16km range with standard rounds and 20km with”special” rounds. It has attracted export possibilities even...

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