We can possibly make a domestic engine for Hürjet too once we have advanced the work for the TFX engine. It will be relatively easy to do so. Until we make such an engine small production numbers with stocked engines will be acceptable. It will even be a good test of capabilities before we start producing the larger engine.There is so much good and positive news coming regarding Hurjet. But there are three very important questions I would have liked the interviewers ask both Kotil and Demir :
1. Have we got the prototype engines in house?
2. What version of engine are we going to use?
3. And do we have guarantee of supply?
Because without positive answers to these questions, Hurjet project is a non starter.
I. Demir has been reiterating that there are plan B’s and C’s in place regarding engines. But having burnt one’s hands before with engine problems I am sure that every Turk in defence industry is anxious about engines.
What we really need is a rabbit like BATU out of TEI’s hat!
There is so much good and positive news coming regarding Hurjet. But there are three very important questions I would have liked the interviewers ask both Kotil and Demir :
1. Have we got the prototype engines in house?
2. What version of engine are we going to use?
3. And do we have guarantee of supply?
Because without positive answers to these questions, Hurjet project is a non starter.
I. Demir has been reiterating that there are plan B’s and C’s in place regarding engines. But having burnt one’s hands before with engine problems I am sure that every Turk in defence industry is anxious about engines.
What we really need is a rabbit like BATU out of TEI’s hat!
Talking about twin engines; ts1400 core can be converted to a turbofan developing 8500-9500lbf thrust. That should be enough to power Hurjet as a trainer.We can possibly make a domestic engine for Hürjet too once we have advanced the work for the TFX engine. It will be relatively easy to do so. Until we make such an engine small production numbers with stocked engines will be acceptable. It will even be a good test of capabilities before we start producing the larger engine.
I think even a twin engine configuration can be considered with a smaller engine if things go awry.
Pivoting to a twin engine configuration will probably require +80% less development work then from starting fresh.
We can possibly make a domestic engine for Hürjet too once we have advanced the work for the TFX engine. It will be relatively easy to do so. Until we make such an engine small production numbers with stocked engines will be acceptable. It will even be a good test of capabilities before we start producing the larger engine.
I think even a twin engine configuration can be considered with a smaller engine if things go awry.
Pivoting to a twin engine configuration will probably require +80% less development work than starting fresh.
Planned configurations for Hürjet:
Leading edge extensions over the intakes are gone (the new one has a different geometry and does not feel like it is a continuation of the wing in airflow sense), also blended "wing-body transition" looks better on the mockup. Lack of those made the plane a bit uglier.New cornered body of HürJet with larger air intakes View attachment 20095 View attachment 20096 View attachment 20097 View attachment 20098
2- Harbe hazırlığa geçiş eğitimi = Lead-in fighter training (LIFT)Planned configurations for Hürjet:
- Jet trainer
- Conflict preparedness training.
- Light attack (Close Air Support)
- Aggressor for combat training
- Armed and unarmed reconnaissance
- Aerobatics
- Naval version for A/C carriers.
A single engine fighter goes without saying once you have the engine.I think instead of trying to 'up-gun' the Hurjet into a fighter, it might be better to keep it as a LIFT. Rather, Turkey could look at using the TR Motor to design and develop a new single-engine medium-weight fighter. Of course, this probably can't be a thing until after the MMU.
Thanks, fixed.2- Harbe hazırlığa geçiş eğitimi = Lead-in fighter training (LIFT)
Leading edge extensions over the intakes are gone (the new one has a different geometry and does not feel like it is a continuation of the wing in airflow sense), also blended "wing-body transition" looks better on the mockup. Lack of those made the plane a bit uglier.
But maybe it's because it's a low poly 3d model, used only for the website.. considering mobile devices, etc.
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Hürjet image on lower part is from: https://www.bagimsizhavacilar.com/hurjet-bir-egitim-ucagi-projesinden-daha-fazlasi/
Probably from the mockup.
TUSAŞ Deputy General Director and Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Ozturk announced that TEI and TR Motor developed a national turbofan engine for MMU at Hacettepe Technopolis.
Milli Muharip Uçak için hedef 2023'te motor çalıştırmak
TUSAŞ Genel Müdür Yardımcısı ve Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Öğretim Üyesi Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Öztürk, Milli Muharip Uçak için hedeflerinin 2023'te "motor çalıştırmak" olduğunu söyledi. - Anadolu Ajansıwww.aa.com.tr
The most logical thing to do is to develop two fighter aircraft with one domestic engine solution. Hurjet will fly with a foreign engine and serial production of trainer variant will commence by 2025/2026. Make a Hürjet Fighter variant with a length around 15-16m and modify the fuselage and wing to make it more agile. By this way, instead of looking for a different national engine solution that will cost additional R&D money, we could integrate national 30000lb turbofan that is developed for Tf-X.