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Tusaş Cargo drone

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Tusaş cargo drone still looks like a Mosquito size drone, they should get over it. I wonder if they want to use the TEI PG-50S engine for it.
 

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This whole mockup nonsense is embarrassing. Either show what you can sell today or sit at home until you can.
 

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TAI General Manager Kotil: "We signed a contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries for the General Directorate of Forestry. We are making 8 of these. They carry 4 tons of water. Therefore, it will be activated in 2026 against forest fires. In 2025, our ATAK-2 will be activated. 3 ATAK- We will deliver 2. This will come a year later. The Utility-2 helicopter uses the power system of the helicopter of ATAK-2. Its engine comes from Ukraine, it uses the same engine, it takes the transmissions, blades and controls from there as they are. That's why ATAK- It comes a year after 2."


 

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TAI General Manager Kotil: "We signed a contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries for the General Directorate of Forestry. We are making 8 of these. They carry 4 tons of water. Therefore, it will be activated in 2026 against forest fires. In 2025, our ATAK-2 will be activated. 3 ATAK- We will deliver 2. This will come a year later. The Utility-2 helicopter uses the power system of the helicopter of ATAK-2. Its engine comes from Ukraine, it uses the same engine, it takes the transmissions, blades and controls from there as they are. That's why ATAK- It comes a year after 2."


So should we expect some changes to current T925 mock-up design at least engine covers etc. Currently, it seems more live designs using western engines.
 

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TAI General Manager Kotil: "We signed a contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries for the General Directorate of Forestry. We are making 8 of these. They carry 4 tons of water. Therefore, it will be activated in 2026 against forest fires. In 2025, our ATAK-2 will be activated. 3 ATAK- We will deliver 2. This will come a year later. The Utility-2 helicopter uses the power system of the helicopter of ATAK-2. Its engine comes from Ukraine, it uses the same engine, it takes the transmissions, blades and controls from there as they are. That's why ATAK- It comes a year after 2."


Where is the TS-3000 ,why use these powerless(obsolete) Ukrainian engines?
 

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TAI General Manager Kotil: "We signed a contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries for the General Directorate of Forestry. We are making 8 of these. They carry 4 tons of water. Therefore, it will be activated in 2026 against forest fires. In 2025, our ATAK-2 will be activated. 3 ATAK- We will deliver 2. This will come a year later. The Utility-2 helicopter uses the power system of the helicopter of ATAK-2. Its engine comes from Ukraine, it uses the same engine, it takes the transmissions, blades and controls from there as they are. That's why ATAK- It comes a year after 2."


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STG seems responsible for the 3 LAD's on the flight deck.

 

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TAI General Manager Kotil: "We signed a contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries for the General Directorate of Forestry. We are making 8 of these. They carry 4 tons of water. Therefore, it will be activated in 2026 against forest fires. In 2025, our ATAK-2 will be activated. 3 ATAK- We will deliver 2. This will come a year later. The Utility-2 helicopter uses the power system of the helicopter of ATAK-2. Its engine comes from Ukraine, it uses the same engine, it takes the transmissions, blades and controls from there as they are. That's why ATAK- It comes a year after 2."



Which means the design just like with ATAK-2 will change due to engine choice. This current design was conjured up with western engines in mind ( T700/Turkish equivalent). It is regrettable that the TS-3000 project was not greenlit years ago. Right now we could have had prototypes maybe even the first engines delivered to TAI for ATAK-2.

Hope the design does not evolve in the same manner as it did for ATAK-2...
 

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