IRST, EOTS and other systems will not be present. Including the BÜRFİS system ofc. Some sensors will not be present either. I highly doubt the HMD will be ready for rollout as well. These are all systems that are in active development/ nearing the end of their development.
@Bogeyman it could be the engines that were planned to be procured for the 3rd and 4th prototypes. Because at one point we were set to see those engines 😂 Something doesn't add up here.
Yea potentially. This doesn't mean an embargo is in place tho. Because what I heard was this... "There are no issues with the engine procurement", "there are no embargoes". It seems to be all clouded at the moment.
It's not for the Iron Bird though like @Radonsider said. Don't take this as a personal reply. The Iron Bird test facility is not an area to take a prototype to. You don't have a working prototype stationed there. Essentially every single equipment present on the actual aircraft is on sight, but...
TF-X did not start her engines. The news turned out to be false.
But Anıl Şahin also indicates that the assembly line is very active and the teams are working on the prototype 24/7.
MMU's assembly line is more automated and modern. Everything went faster in general, not to mention the more experienced team doing most of the work. Hürjet's assembly line is more traditional. The team in the first shot is trying to fix an issue (it's evident as they're complaining), such...