TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

[Cabatli_TR]

T925

 

[Cabatli_TR]

Tusaş Cargo drone

 

[Cabatli_TR]

T925

@TimRobinson

 

[Tornadoss]

TT929
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@TimRobinson

So will it use Western engine (Or ts-3000) rather than Ukrainian engine?

 

[fushkee]

T925 View attachment 58516

Is there any photo angle that the ramp behind it could be seen?

 

[DBdev]

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

 

[MADDOG]

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."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670775962252853248

 

[Tornadoss]

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."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670775962252853248

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.

 

[TR_123456]

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."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670775962252853248

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

 

[MADDOG]

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."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670775962252853248

Related video:


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

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670804701938425856

 

[Khagan1923]

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."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670775962252853248

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...

 

[Bogeyman]

 

[BalkanTurk90]

200 nm range ! That mean around 400 km!?
I thought this big helicoper can reach 1000 km , or its without tanks ?

 

[Tornadoss]

Isn't range a little bit short? It's greater than 200 but why it's written 200? Why not > 500 or more? For comparison S-92 has range of 1000 km.

 

[Agha Sher]

Maybe the range is the radius figure

 

[Era_shield]

Endurance is 3 hours and VNE is 172kts so if we're conservative and say cruise speed is 140kts, that's a ferry range of 420nm. Therefore, >200nm would refer to the mission radius.

 

[CAN_TR]

I pretty sure that this is the „operational range“.

 

[Aqerdf]

As per Mr. Erkan, this could be the mock-up of Ukranian engined version. Since engine intakes are so upfront / close to the helicopter's nose / cockpit. Like the current Atak-2.

Also, those upward engine exhausts are also looking like the latest Atak-2's engine exhaust i think...

 

[Cabatli_TR]

Mr Kotil:

"We will deliver Gokbey to the Gendarmerie, then to the Air Force and the Ministry of Health. Gokbey went from Istanbul to Ankara recently"

 

[Agha Sher]

Mr Kotil:

"We will deliver Gokbey to the Gendarmerie, then to the Air Force and the Ministry of Health. Gokbey went from Istanbul to Ankara recently"

He’s been saying that for a year. Where are the helicopters?