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I would make all of them in addition to the twin engine TFX but not instead of it. The reason why is there will be in access of 80% commonality, so why not.

You are disregarding very big factors regarding Turkey's foreign politics. There was a coup attempt in mid 2016 which marks a breaking point in Turkey's relations with western lenders. You can not just say that prior policies applies to the future. Real life is very different from ideal...

Hypersonic propulsion is an area that can give the most punch with a single achievement and can be supported above and beyond the general level of RD budgets. Separate entities have their identities that they can take pride in, combining efforts and making them one eliminates the competition...

We have just recently seen that Korea had more than one company working on their similar project. There are variations of every RD project and more brains means more solutions. It makes a lot of sense but alas, who will see that.

We will work on it until we make it.

Nothing is written on stone, there may be more than one institution working on such technology. SAGE is not geared to make serial productions other than some niche products so it is natural that Roketsan produces SAGE's RD output but this shouldn't stop Roketsan from doing their own research on...

And Tübitak SAGE is working on ramjet/scramjet too which makes two of them.

Next gen choppers will have single engines. Specifically US FARA project compound helicopters will be like that.

International politics has a big role in national economy. If you want to improve the ratings to attract funds then you need to cut down on conflicting with the lender's political interest which is a no go for Turkey. There are gains to be made in the medium to long term with the political moves...

FDI has always been welcome but I would rather persevere and exploit our national resources and support our development on national resources than allowing foreigners to have big say on our economy. Turkey's growth potential is bigger than any nation in almost all the world but I would rather...

We still don't know the exact specs of Atak 2 as it grew from 8 tons to 10 tons and it still has potential to grow. We also have the 10 ton utility helicopter that can grow. Also possibilities of other helicopters including next generation compound models can kick in. US has increased their 3k...

Even bigger means like 4500hp to me as there are turboprops of that power on planes. But it can as well mean 3500hp as the Atak 2 needs such an engine. So what are we supposed to dream of now? Let's say we want to follow the recent trends in helicopter making and improve the 3000hp by 20% which...

Saying you would name is as good as saying it, you are nailed.

That's a 9th of the cost. If this cost level can be maintained throughout the space programs we can make it happen with small budgets. Not anywhere close to the level India does but somewhere in between. So anytime you see a cost number from the west you know how to calculate our local cost.

We have never put a man in the outer space. Ordinary people can not survive there, only the superheros can. So investing in artificial intelligence and robotics can pay off. Perhaps a breakthrough happens in the future or incremental improvements add up and people can live in space. But we don't...

I see that they don't rule out a shipborne launcher which is brilliant. In any case it better be shipped to a location near the equator to make the most gain from the acceleration assist of the ground. On the map below I marked the 3 possible locations that are being considered by the Indonesian...

Fallacy all belongs to you, Merkel is a nobody who is just an appointed officer is waiting eagerly to be freed from work and retire.

Ungrateful woman made a scene to make a gain from seeing the president. Under another government she would never get to see a president and would be beaten up by guards for her actions if she did while she is being treated bountifully now. She will bear this shame forever as she behaved...

Thankfully the nose sensor globe is well embedded in the fuselage and not sticking out as it does on Atak, nice facelift.

Wondering what the domestic input rating of Bayraktar TB2/3 are now after all the changes made so far.