I think it won't take that long this time. Since the TEI TS-1400 turboshaft engine will be powered manned helicopters, preparation for the first flight and ground tests took a long time. Our test pilots could have died in a possible engine failure.
Since the TEI TF-6000 turbofan engine will be...
Each situation is evaluated on its own terms. Generalizations should not be made. For example, I think the real crime of the British was not that they confiscated the ships they sold when the war broke out. In war you need every ship.
The real problem with the British was something else. For...
I have no expectations from the USA regarding F35, F16V or even F110 engines. I'm actually surprised at the people who have expectations. Not one Trump, I think the situation would not change even if the entire Senate of USA consisted of the Trump family!
I too think that KE could be a viable alternative, with the control station flying in the air in the AEW&C style and with the support of a very powerful artificial intelligence.
But we still have an engine problem! The Ukrainian engine is not suitable for KE for various reasons. So even KE is...
There is something I don't understand. Doesn't TAI already have hydraulic actuator technology? Why don't they pay and buy these parts from TAI? Wouldn't things be a lot faster this way?
This means that at least the cold sector of the engine is designed to modern standards. The GE F110 engine, which is quite an old engine, has 9 HP stages. But TEI TF-6000/TF-10000 have 6 HP stages.
IMO, one of Kaan test platforms in the configuration (1 x GE F110 + 1 x TEI TF35000) and flying autonomously without a pilot will be used.
There are 3 advantages to flying without a pilot:
1- There is a volume and weight quota on the aircraft for the sensors to collect data. Because the volume...
I've been following Peter Zeihan for a while. IMO, he cannot distinguish between what he wants to happen and objective facts, at some points.
As for Ukraine's naval drones, I almost certainly think that the British provided this technology.