İf you hit UAV from 12.7 cal, you could totally f...k it.
Can't wait to see what the changes are and how its performance will improve.
Is there any deswıgn change for Hurkus-2 or is it just change of used material for the structure?
I don't think we saw any image, CAD drawing or 3d etc for Hürkuş 2. Everything out there is from the original. Probably it won't be that much different from the outside though.
What about the Engine?
TS1400 may be converted to turboprop in the future and used but PT6 is basically an industry standard with over 50000 built with a great safety record. We do need a turboprop at that range, mainly for drones, but it is a tough sell for trainer customers. Could be interesting for the combat variant.
But we won't be able to sell military versions of Hürküs or Hürjets to other countries if the engines are from Pratt & Whitney, General Electric or Eurojet.
We did sell/transfer Hürkuş to two very unfriendly to west countries, Chad and Niger. PT6 is not a strategic asset and Hürkuş is unimportant enough to fly under the radar. Converting TS1400 to just replace PT6 for Hürkuş doesn't make any fiscal sense. Couple it with drones and future twin engine ventures, then it would.
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True. However we use drones so intensively and we will soon reach PT6's flight times. For this reason, IMO we can achieve the engine reliability required for trainer customers in a short time and cost effectively.
Engine is possible, doubt we can match PT6's 500 million flight hours tho
64.000 engines since 1963.
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What about two PT6 engines on Hürkuş? Would that increase speed and agilityEngine is possible, doubt we can match PT6's 500 million flight hours tho
"With more than 64,000 PT6 engines produced since its introduction in 1963, it powers over 155 different aviation applications. The PT6 is unmatched in engine performance, reliability and dispatch availability, having reached 500 million flying hours."
Pratt & Whitney Canada celebrates 1 billion flying hours and 60 years of PT6 innovation
Since inception, nearly 100 years ago, Pratt & Whitney Canada has produced more than 110,000 engines with over 66,000 currently in service, powering 16,000 customers.
sorry, but do we need to match those flight hours ?Engine is possible, doubt we can match PT6's 500 million flight hours tho
"With more than 64,000 PT6 engines produced since its introduction in 1963, it powers over 155 different aviation applications. The PT6 is unmatched in engine performance, reliability and dispatch availability, having reached 500 million flying hours."
Pratt & Whitney Canada celebrates 1 billion flying hours and 60 years of PT6 innovation
Since inception, nearly 100 years ago, Pratt & Whitney Canada has produced more than 110,000 engines with over 66,000 currently in service, powering 16,000 customers.
That's no longer a Hürkuş, complete overkill. Smallest twin PT6 aircraft I know of is the Piper P-31T, a 6 to 8 person high speed long range small business aircraft. And it runs with smaller variant at a bit higher than 600shp each. A 1600shp PT6 like on the Hürkuş is more than enough to power to make it a very fast and nimble aircraft. With a twin large PT6 like on the Hürkuş, you can power a Basler Dakota conversion
These are very powerful engines.
We absolutely don't and reaching 100K would be an awesome achievement for local engine production. It could also effect the exports positively. But PT6 is simply a powerhouse, and unless our own TS1400 conversion come up with big advancements like lower operating costs, lower upfront cost and greater efficiency, unless a customer has no choice, they would want a PT6, just like we chose PT6 for Hürkuş. Because it is basically the industry standard for small-medium sized turboprop aircraft.
First: Not Sacrificing crew of Hürkuş while using Hürkuş C capabilities.
