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Must've missed this. Though the footage seems old. Or it's the second prototype on the assembly line...

Oh I was expecting nothing from him. Hate the guy! 😂

This is a waste of time! Instead of giving us info on projects, they're bringing up the Cyprus crisis. They're in a Meltem 3 hangar, talking about Cyprus... Literally...

Disappointing interview so far... Nothing we haven't seen or heard. EDIT: 48 minutes in. Utter waste of time, incredibly disappointing, I'm upset etc.

8:30?! Why does it have to be that late :((((

I think it's too soon for that. We saw the new mock-up of Hurjet while the first prototype was nearing completion. Give it a couple of months at least. I also heard from a TAI official that they weren't planning on making a new one to begin with. But I'll be pleasantly surprised if we see it.

He spoke of a couple of "pictures" that aren't available to us. He apparently asked TAI if they would allow them to be showcased. So I expect to see a couple of pictures of MMU's frontal fuselage.

Mete Yarar will be visiting TAI again

Another HAVA SOJ test flight

At the very least, yes.

Greeks are now flying Rafales which come with canard delta configuration. Maneuverability would matter if Kizilelma is intercepted. Just because she is stealthy, doesn't mean the aircraft is invincible. She needs to defend herself from the manned aircraft our adversaries are operating. Maybe not...

This is a Kizilelma appreciation post (BAYKAR still hasn't shown more pictures of the prototype)

I wonder how the HMD program is going. That is of critical importance. We can't be flying around with HGU knock-offs. We haven't heard anything regarding the helmet for a very long time. Did ASELSAN and TAI even sign an agreement to begin with? They were certainly expected to do so in 2021.

Yep, and in the video he shared he spoke of how massive the TF-X is (well the parts of her at least, the thing isn't assembled yet). Apart from that he didn't say much else. Kinda expected him to give us a tour while he was there. We've been waiting for 12 years... I hoped we could get a glimpse...

HAVA SOJ performed another test flight out of Mürted Airfield yesterday

They probably are and I'm not denying that. It is a tight schedule though!

I know but I don't think that mechanism can be integrated straight away. It needs time. Second of all Mete Yarar suggests that the first flight will happen next year. That's yet another contradicting statement, but it makes more sense. Meh, dunno, TAI knows best. Anyhow, I watched the video in...

How is this thing gonna fly this year man? Mind boggling. I really do wonder how long they will be doing the ground tests.

The dates are holding up, which is good. So I assume, one prototype will be doing taxi tests when another static prototype will be going through lightning, RCS testing etc.

I've just come up with a theory concerning the TF-X. What if that stealthy bulge we see is a part of the 360 degree DAS system that surrounds the aircraft and not the IRST :D The two sensors do look quite similar. Though I don't understand why TAI didn't blend it in more. It could still...