TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

[Kaan Azman]

Yarr harr harr and here we are, Naval Gökbey, this time with repositioned stuff, considering fuselage sonobuoy launchers

 

[Saithan]

Light weight torpedo ? They still weight quite a bit, so wouldn't it make more sende to have them under the hul ?

 

[Sanchez]

Light weight torpedo ? They still weight quite a bit, so wouldn't it make more sende to have them under the hul ?

Orka is planned to weigh 220kg. Those stub wings can handle that weight. That tracks with all other light weight naval helicopters as well.

Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

In long term, Gökbey not only isn't ready but it isn't even enough and T925 exist only on paper yet, we can't wait for them. We should've made a deal for AgustWestland's Merlin and AW149 ages ago and started production already at least we could've had 8 and 15 tonne helicopters (for TF2000) in...

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[Kaan Azman]

In case y'all are worried about weight, AW159 which is literally in the same weight class with the same type of engines can comfortably carry two torpedoes or even 20 Martlet missiles

 

[Strong AI]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014674061054406816

 

[Sanchez]

T625 concluded its cold weather tests in Kiruna, Sweden at -25 degrees. Interestingly, "TC-HLR" could be a new prototype, I don't think we ever saw this registry before. Previous 4 prototypes were orange/yellow and then blue P0 HLP, blue P1 HLI, gendarme livery P2 HLV and the black P3 HLH. This HLR is either a re-registry, or a new prototype.

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1889962501946695774

P0 TC-HLP in high altitude flights.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014674061054406816

 

[Strong AI]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu said in his speech that they aim to obtain civil certification for the GÖKBEY helicopter within the next few months.

Stating that they have signed serial production agreements for a total of 83 GÖKBEY helicopters, Demiroğlu noted that the fifth helicopter has been delivered, and that they aim to deliver one helicopter per month this year and two helicopters per month next year.

Milli savaş uçağı KAAN’da test uçuşu için tarih verildi

Haber 7 - Milli savaş uçağı KAAN prototipiyle test uçuşlarına başlamayı hedeflediklerini vurgulayan (TUSAŞ) Genel Müdürü Mehmet Demiroğlu, geçen ihracatta 1 milyar dolar üzerine çıktıklarını, hedeflerinin bu yıl 1,5 milyar dolar olacağını açıkladı.

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