This also explains PD-222 engines as an engine alternative for the surveillance/observation version of Akıncı
2550kg empty weight+800kg half fuel load or even lower(fuel efficient diesel engines)+150kg internal payload for surveillance=3500kg 2xPD-222(222hp take off power, 200hp continuous...
Above, I posted engineering hp/altitude charts of the 2 engines as pdf. Reaper engine produces 950hp at 10000feet while Ukrainian engine produces 544hp at 10000feet. The sources I posted are more reliable than the wiki as they are real engineering charts.
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Sorry, but If Akıncı manages to stay in the air for 24 hours with 2 engines, more MTOW(compared to MQ-9), and with less fuel than MQ-9 this means it has an insane aerodynamic efficiency.
As far as i know MQ-9 has 27 hours of endurance with external fuel tanks(it can carry external fuel tanks) and MQ-9A doesn't carry weapons(~1300kg less MTOW). If we compare internal fuel capacity Akıncı has more. It cant have 24 hours endurance with 2 engines(certainly consume more than a single...
China is outbuilding and will outbuild the US. That is a fact. The US shipbuilding industry is not competitive anymore. You can probably build 3x more in China per dollar. American price tags and costs are insane. Things will be much harder for the US by the end of this decade especially when...
Akıncı and Reaper are two different UAVs. Akıncı is designed to operate around 30000 feet with 900kg external and 450kg internal payload for a total payload weight of 1350kg. Reaper usually conducts operations around 25k feet with a total payload weight of 1700kg. Akıncı has 2x engines which...
It doesn't matter how big is the engine you can easily scale it up what matters is what technologies are used. Roketsan showed us an advanced composite solid fuel rocket engine with vector control capability. Roketsan showed us the capability to design multiple-stage rockets with different...
1xSOM (Let's say SOM-J it is the lightest SOM variant) 1x540kg
4xTeber (Let's say Mk-81 there is also Mk82 option) 4x155kg
2xMAM-T 2x94kg
2xKGK-SIHA-82 2x340kg
Total weapons load=2028kg.
Akıncı can't carry that payload.
The attacker is PKK/YPG/SDF whatever you want to call them. Of course, it is done with Russian permission and blessing. This is a massage from PKK/YPG/SDG to Biden to show that the US isn't the only option for them. This is also a message from Russia to Turkiye. I can create a big problem for...
It depends. Resolution is important but so is pitch length. If you go for example 30μm process it will come out early without any issues but the overall die size will be bigger. A bigger die size means a bigger optic and a bigger system. We can see a 1280x7201024(15μm) die very soon if we scale...
Umm, and which year are we in? The first serial production CATSs with Aselsan FPAs have already been delivered.
https://www.savunmasanayist.com/aselsandan-seri-uretim-cats-teslimati/
There are other companies like Petrobras. I think the Reuters article is fishy it gives the name of Exxon. It seems like someone is trying to convey the message if you give that area to Exxon then things might get calmer.