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With latest engine configurations regarding application of “Blisk Fan” and additive manufacturing technologies, the turbine entry air temperatures have been greatly lowered to facilitate use of more efficient engine parts. Hence to obtain high thrust levels you don’t need to have such...

He reminds me of “Scotty” from the original Star Trek series. Captain Kirk used to ask, how long before warp power availability. He would say 12 hours. Kirk used to say get it ready in 2 hours. And he used to do it in two. Prof Aksit quotes 14-17 years for an engine first flight. He is asked to...

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There seems to be two types of arrowhead ships; arrowhead-120 and arrowhead-140 First one a 4000ton and the latter a 5700ton frigate. They are both classed as light frigates. First one a 120m long ship while the latter is 140m long. Very capable platforms. The longer one is also classed as...

It is stated in the specifications of the helicopter that the pilot cabin and most of the cockpit is protected against 12.7mm rounds. This was a disturbing deficiency of the Atak-129 and had to be addressed. Another important point is the inclusion of a milimetric radar. Meteksan had made the...

As TEI is producing LHTEC800 engine under license, they are very familiar with this engine. When TEI was asked to produce a similar power level indigenous engine, it was only logical to “almost copy” the engine they were familiar with. So they designed an engine that had a radial flow compressor...

As part of English being the language of the forum, we would like to ask all forum members to make sure that every foreign language tweet is duly translated in to English before being posted. This will allow all members to understand what the tweet is all about irrespective of what their mother...

Boeing’s X45 is a good example of what needs to be done about developing a stealth flying wing UCAV/Bomber with a view to improving payload and performance. X45A is powered by a 6200lbf thrust non afterburner Honeywell F124 turbofan engine. To achieve high payload and better performance they...

TF6000 will yield a turbo shaft that will power a plane like an Osprey, that will output 6-7000HP per engine. (please see ~7000lbf RR3007 engine from which 6000lbf T406 engine is produced) The proposed TS3000 turbo shaft, delivering 3000HP could be a derivative of the Blackhawk engine...

TCG Anadolu should never have been built. We are not a rich nation to splash cash at such extravagant platforms. We do not have cash rich big brothers like Egypt has. Bayraktar/Sancaktar class LSTs would have sufficed for our needs. At less than half the price of an LHD like Anadolu and much...

If it is AI-25 it is a medium bypass turbofan engine with a bypass ratio of 2.0:1 Bayraktar MIUS (KE) uses the same engine; AI25-TLT if I am not mistaken. AI-322 is a lower bypass turbofan with a bypass ratio of 1.19:1. Both engines with slightly higher bypass ratios than most low bypass...

Happy 23 April to all. National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. 103 years ago Türkiye became free and a new democratic state was formed. First Grand National Assembly of modern Türkiye was opened.

İ have a feeling that Mr Kotil said that to appease masses that are speed mad in most defence circles. Anka-3 is a flying wing design, specifically produced in this manner to achieve stealth and good lift for deep strike capability in to enemy territory. Even though theoretically possible; No...

If that is the case, then things have progressed quick and they have had no set backs. My initial thoughts were of engines being fitted in to serial production units. But if these are integration of trial engines then it is speedy progress as originally they were planning integration in 2024...

You are probably correct. According to below article the Batu tank engine trials were to be started soon. That was in late 2022. So it is logical to have an engine or two fitted in to a tank and start trials. If so that is fairly good and quick progress...

I will play the devil’s advocate; That isn’t enough to say the engine is Turkish. This Doosan engine below shows different parts to the Doosan engine you have shared. More like the so called BMC engine. Until there is a label we can see, the origin of engine is still contentious. Top Turkish...

This option allows for STOVL operation as well as conventional CATOBAR on angled runway albeit being a tad intrusive with STOVL operation. For aircraft recovery it is the safest route. But needs a lot of reconfiguration of flight deck. If a lot of aircraft is to be stationed on the ship...

2x10000lbf engined version of KE will probably be the pinnacle of our UCAV projects in this decade. With a dry thrust of 12000lbf in total, the engines should impart a capability to achieve supersonic flight without afterburners to the aircraft, as well as improving MTOW performance. Due to the...

Happy Eid/Ramadan Bayram to all our members. May you celebrate this religious festival happily with your family now and for many years to come.

There is a terminology as useful load. This include fuel and payload as well. But if you are quoting useful payload, then that does not include fuel.