TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

[Bayraktar TB2]

Turkish Police Aviation🇹🇷 on Instagram: "Mesaj net..! #DostaGüvenDüşmanaKorku . . . #GüvenlikGöklerdeEminEllerde #PolisHavacılık 🧿🇹🇷 #PolisATAK #T129ATAK"

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EGM T129 (POLICE)

 

[azaher77]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1323200905345458179

The T-129 ATAK Helicopter drew the attention of the world with its outstanding success in tests and operations, and most countries started to be interested.

Afterwards, agreements were signed with Pakistan and Philippines.

However, the USA's difficulties in the export license of the engine delayed the delivery and a statement was made by Defense Industry President İsmail Demir.

SSB İsmail Demir stated that there was no problem in the export process of the T-129 ATAK helicopter to Pakistan and the Philippines.

There are also plans B and C despite any negativity from the USA.

30 agreements were made with Pakistan and 6 agreements with Philippines.

In addition, our Gökbey helicopter will soon start tests with the domestic engine, and the engines will be used in Gökbey and ATAK Helicopters.

 

[Cabatli_TR]

Heavy class attack helicopter

 

[Cabatli_TR]

 

[azaher77]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326948789614243850

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; ASELSAN A. Ş. During his visit, TUSAŞ examined the avionics developed for ÖZGÜN HELICOPTER (GÖKBEY).

 

[Stimpy75]

this is just a concept of the Mangusta from the 90's when the Brits were searching for a combatheli
i just shared it here to show what potentials we can get..and inşallah we will succeed

i got it from here for anyone interested

paper-2020-05-westland-and-the-attack-helicopters-from-lynx-to-apache.pdf

drive.google.com

 

[Kartal1]

According to TRT Gokbey is expected to fly with national engine in the next month.

Gökbey'in yerli motorla havalanması milat olacak

Türkiye’nin yerli ve milli savunma sanayii ürünlerinde şüphesiz en kritik eşiklerden biri motorun millileştirilme süreci… Gökbey’in 1 ay içinde yerli motorla havalanacak olmasını değerlendiren uzmanlar, bunun sektör için bir ‘milat’ olduğu görüşünde.

www.trthaber.com

 

[Cabatli_TR]

10t heli

 

[Glass🚬]

10t heli
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any infos on the first flight ?

 

[Cabatli_TR]

any infos on the first flight ?

I don’t have any info bro. I believe TAI will announce it and prepare a roll-out ceremony for this helicopter in following years.

 

[adenl]

Beautiful bird. Perhaps a roll out in 2023?

 

[Cabatli_TR]

Beautiful bird. Perhaps a roll out in 2023?

I expect a roll-out before 2023.

 

[adenl]

I expect a roll-out before 2023.

But what about the engine? We have heard very little about it. Is it going to use an interim engine you think?

 

[Cabatli_TR]

But what about the engine? We have heard very little about it. Is it going to use an interim engine you think?

TEI-TS-3000 (3000hp) is under development phase but I suppose The prototypes may have a foreign engines.

 

[Yasar_TR]

But what about the engine? We have heard very little about it. Is it going to use an interim engine you think?

TS1400 turbo shaft engine , although recently measured at close to 1600hp after TEI’s improvements, is not really powerful enough to be used in this helicopter. There is however the t700 engine being manufactured for the T-70 Blackhawks under licence from GE . This engine, in one form another, was used to power US Apache helicopters. They could use them. Or wait until the 3000hp engines TEI was supposed to produce for the Atak2 heavy attack heli.

 

[Reviewbrah]

 

[adenl]

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So the T-629 is going to be a tech demonstrator and not necessarily a fully fledged product?

 

[Kartal1]

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We didn't see any prototype construction photos till now. It is strange when we know that it must fly until the end of 2020. The same with the situation with the Goksungur UAV

 

[adenl]

We didn't see any prototype construction photos till now. It is strange when we know that it must fly until the end of 2020. The same with the situation with the Goksungur UAV

Well that piece is from February 2020 and I think Covid-19 could have delayed the whole process by some weeks/months.

 

[Yasar_TR]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1323200905345458179

The T-129 ATAK Helicopter drew the attention of the world with its outstanding success in tests and operations, and most countries started to be interested.

Afterwards, agreements were signed with Pakistan and Philippines.

However, the USA's difficulties in the export license of the engine delayed the delivery and a statement was made by Defense Industry President İsmail Demir.

SSB İsmail Demir stated that there was no problem in the export process of the T-129 ATAK helicopter to Pakistan and the Philippines.

There are also plans B and C despite any negativity from the USA.

30 agreements were made with Pakistan and 6 agreements with Philippines.

In addition, our Gökbey helicopter will soon start tests with the domestic engine, and the engines will be used in Gökbey and ATAK Helicopters.

US has been dragging it’s feet in issuing the export licences to Pakistan and Philippines for the honeywell engine, because it sees t-129 as a rival to it’s own helicopter sales. But as soon as we start flying our atak helicopter with TS1400 engine they will release those export licences as they can not afford to lose sales of 80-100 engines.