The TS1400 is a radial flow turboshaft engine. Radial flow engines best work with single stage compressors; and are limited to maximum two stage compressors. The TS1400 is at this limit. There isn't much room for attaining any more meaningful power from this engine.
And confirms my belief that no T625 deliveries to JnGK is yet made.
It would have been fine if they just kept their mouth shut about any deliveries or dates and kept testing Gökbey. It is stuff like this that is making me take every word coming out of TAI with a pinch of salt these days.
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This is not surprising at all, if I had to bet, I would put a lot of money on the fact that it was a political stunt rather than a natural next step in the project.Former Hürkuş test pilot and TAI test flight chief Hüseyin Fazla says TAI spent 600 million dollars from its own resources on T929 Atak II. No other sources for the figure aside from his own words, but this is a very rare figure we got on development costs of a national project.
"According to what I have heard, after its flight on April 28, the Atak II prototype was simply thrown aside. In fact, many parts and systems were removed from the helicopter. The helicopter is not flying at the moment. For 10 months, the helicopter has not flown at all, and TAI has begun to feel as if the project has been 'halted'. It is understood that TAI GM Kotil's words on CNN Türk screens about 10 months ago, perhaps in the excitement of the elections, that "We will give it to the Land Forces in 2025" are probably no longer valid."
It seems to also confirm what we've heard about T929 previously, development is on backburner and maybe even halted for now.
TUSAŞ, Atak II İçin Bugüne Kadar Öz Kaynaklarından 600 Milyon USD Harcadı, Devlet Bu Paranın Boşa Gitmesine, Projenin İptal Edilmesine İzin Vermemelidir | Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi - STRASAM.ORG ®
Yazar, TUSAŞ, Atak II İçin Bugüne Kadar Öz Kaynaklarından 600 Milyon USD Harcadı, Devlet Bu Paranın Boşa Gitmesine, Projenin İptal Edilmesine İzin Vermemelidir görüşünü savunuyor.
This is a bit of mismanagement, TAI went too quickly to make things work when faced with embargoes and difficulties, instead of taking a step back and rethinking priorities, they went ahead and tried to rush with any solution they found. So just when we thought we found the engine war happens and we can no longer get more than 14 engines. Thankfully, the drive train is common between 925 and 929 so even if Atak II is cancelled for now, at least the R&D will be useful for delivery of T925, but its still be a small number of deliveries.
T901 will be used to re-engine over two thousand AH-64 and UH-60 in the US inventory. Don’t know if they really need our business…
I was surprised when they halted T-629 for the same reason.
Nothing except the CGI video from last month which was rare for TAI, they don't usually make videos like that.
And the first official confirmation that T625 Gökbey will be navalized in the future. T625 was always the perfect choice to replace SGM's 14 AB-412s. They want both T625s and T925s. Once it can finally be delivered, T625 already have onlookers from coast guard, possibly police and of course gendarme. Army will get in line soon and I still believe we will see a T625 ASW version in the future. Just for Turkish needs, there is a need for at least 100-150 helicopters. They just gotta deliver it...
Man, I really don't want to think about how long it is going to take to navalize Gökbey.
