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it is actually pretty good for a prototype right? I don't see a point where they can complain 🙃

Well it is also related to intakes, F-15EX with same engines can go lot faster than 1.8mach, but has a variable ramp, F-22 also has it but it affects RCS iirc

Just to be clear, I don't think it is TİSU, yes it will fly in February/March but I don't think it is TİSU Unless...

2025 is a pretty safe date imo, hope to see her fly with my own eyes...

Well, at this photo KF-21 had her engine integration etc, maybe we can see a photo like this in January, engine integration for TF-X is planned around this December

YES

Yes

Don't expect it to be whole complete, but it is in one piece.

🙃 Wish I was able to talk

Yep, what a majestic engineering piece...

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in all the aircraft I have seen, they do not open facing towards the nose but the other, backwards? Why's that? Also sorry for not so well structured sentences, I am not in a desirable situation rn

Bad aesthetic choice imo, why make chromish rivers when the aircraft is gray oof

my guess is an auxiliary air intake for high AoA manuevers in which normal intakes would not be able to supply air into the engine and would lead into stall, thus allowing aircraft to perform much tighter maneuvers if not these, it could be an APU exhaust

Man I am worried now about TF-X prototype, even though it is better than Kızılelma someone will find a small flaw or whine about some testing equipment later on...

Please don't worry, this is the first prototype, remember Akıncı PT01?

Tbh they had wrongly manufacturered parts in Akıncı PT01

Yes I was also going to write that, wonder what's that? Maybe about screens idk

First thing is a moving part, probably for APU or auxiliary intake for high AoA manuevers. And this is a prototype, most of these are testing equipment and some temporary solutions from Akıncı platform, final product will be lot different, look at X-35/F-35 or even first prototypes of F-35

Yes, but not this one