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Do we think TEI is going to convert the TF6000 core to a 3000+shp turboshaft engine? I remember Mr.Aksit talking about pre-studies being done for the TS-3000 and how the plan then was to even develop an engine with greater power. This way we would have the perfect engine for the T-929 and T-925.

He had also mentioned last year that they started working on the TF6000 two years ago, so around Q3/4 2020. The above statement was made in 2021, so from the timetable it would fit. Who knows maybe at IDEF23 we will see some surpises. :)
TF6000 will yield a turbo shaft that will power a plane like an Osprey, that will output 6-7000HP per engine. (please see ~7000lbf RR3007 engine from which 6000lbf T406 engine is produced)
The proposed TS3000 turbo shaft, delivering 3000HP could be a derivative of the Blackhawk engine, T700-TEI-701D. There is a version of this engine that delivers 3000HP already in the States. We just have to design one that is similar in output and doesn’t conflict with the US version from legal point of view.
 
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Not that looks matter, but I think it looks good.
The pictures and videos are still very low resolution and distorted, so let's wait for something in HD for our final judgements.
 

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It looks ugly because the images so far are distorted as all hell.
They squished a 16:9 image into square format and then bent it 45 degrees or something, it looks like a bad picture of a paper document.
So I did some photoshop-fu. Here's an image capture from the engine start video:
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And here's the same image, with its "spine straightened out" to the best of my abilities
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I'd say it looks fine. Kinda looks like a futurized Apache.
 

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It looks ugly because the images so far are distorted as all hell.
They squished a 16:9 image into square format and then bent it 45 degrees or something, it looks like a bad picture of a paper document.
So I did some photoshop-fu. Here's an image capture from the engine start video:
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And here's the same image, with its "spine straightened out" to the best of my abilities
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I'd say it looks fine. On par with the mock-up and kinda looks like a futurized Apache.
Don't you think that the front looks quite different than the Mock-up?
 

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It looks ugly because the images so far are distorted as all hell.
They squished a 16:9 image into square format and then bent it 45 degrees or something, it looks like a bad picture of a paper document.
So I did some photoshop-fu. Here's an image capture from the engine start video:
View attachment 56607
And here's the same image, with its "spine straightened out" to the best of my abilities
View attachment 56608
And here's the most recent mock-up for comparison. The entire FLIR ball section looks tacked-on.
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I'd say it looks fine. On par with the mock-up and kinda looks like a futurized Apache.

This mock-up is of the old design which was supposed to be outfitted with two General Electric T700-701D at the time. Once TAI made the switch to ukrainian engines with more power ~3000shp the design changed.

Don't know why they continued to show this mock-up off even though it has nothing to do with the current design anymore, sadly.
 

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