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Yes by his logic the KE would cost $80 million devided by 20 which is $4 million a piece and what makes it cheaper then the TB-2 at $5 millon a piece.He has truly boo-booed big time here.
Mixed up cost of manufacture with cost of buying whilst exaggerating out of proportions to make a point.
@TheInsider has made it clear in his posts as well.
The guy is a genius in his field. He has the good luck of being well connected. He should know better to rein in his salesmanship impulses.
The KE is the future of air combat. But with a turbofan jet engine, a state of the art Murad Aesa radar and avionics, plus munitions that are suitable for such a platform and ground control units, it’s cost to prospective buyers is not going to be too far off most manned aircrafts like JF17 and baseline f16. One mustn’t forget the fact that good capable ground operators/pilots are also needed for these.
Yes by his logic the KE would cost $80 million devided by 20 which is $4 million a piece and what makes it cheaper then the TB-2 at $5 millon a piece.
Acting like its done without having a NATO standard engine is also a ridiculous claim.
But why not,if they eat it just feed them more.
He didn't say that
He said Kızılelma will be 5-10 times cheaper than manned fighter jets.
Later Fulya forced him on the topic and he said "I can't say if it will be 20 times cheaper. Fighter jets aren't sold for fixed prices. It can be 20-30 times cheaper if you count all (referring to the Eurofighter/Rafale sales with a price tag of up to 300 million euros per jet when all spare parts and others added)"
It's not the exact conversation. I translated with what's left in my mind from last night but that was what he said. He said 5-10 times cheaper than 5th gen manned fighters. When he said 20-30 times was after Fulya asked him if it will be 20 times cheaper than F-16.
So it's not Selçuk's fault but media's.
Bigger news is that they have 7 aircraft simultaneously. They've been flying with 6 for so long. Maintenance guys must have saved up another airframe, heroes.‘Tis Sick, bruh
the best visual of the shoot is at 1:38
Hope they release higher res images as well.
“The Turkish Stars Acrobatic Team soared over Beyşehir Lake; our Göktürk-1 Satellite immortalized this moment from space.
This moment, where courage in the skies met space technology (the Turkish Stars Acrobatic Team flying at an altitude of 100 meters with a speed of 740 km/hour, and Göktürk-1 at an orbital altitude of 686 km with an orbital speed of 7.5 km/second), became a photograph of a national harmony and coordination locked onto its target.”