What I Heard and Predictions About GEZGİN Cruise Missile
İbrahim Sünnetçi
It resembles Tomahawk and NCM Cruise Missiles in appearance, but its nose structure is different (similar to SLAM-ER and SOM B1/B2),
Its body is made of aluminum sheet and its design is generally shaped in accordance with low radar visibility (stealth) characteristics,
While SOM ALCM, which can glide for 90km without starting its engine after launch, spends most of its flight time at medium altitude, GEZGİN will fly at low altitude after launch, so it can reach the desired range with a turbojet engine (closed lubrication engine) and a large a fuel tank is required,
· Since oil lubrication technique is used in the missile, I estimate the volume of the lubrication tank to be in the body as at least 2.5lt,
· I guess that GEZGİN's pop-out type, angled wings, which open after the booster is separated, are about 1m long and enter the fuel tank inside the fuselage just like the other cruise fuser,
· The engine air intake design is flat and serrated, the serrate angles are the same as the blades,
· I guess that there is a special recess for penetrating warhead in the middle of the fuel tank (as in the SOM-B2 example),
· The first shooting test was expected in 2019, this date was later updated to 2020, but no information about the shooting was shared in open sources,
For 'oil lubricated' turbojet type turbojet engines supplied from France (The configuration number of the G-Engine was determined as 275-4, a model specially designed for GEZGİN with a performance above TR50, which is forbidden to export with the special permission from the French DGA. ) contract was signed in 2017 (October), deliveries were scheduled to start in the second half of 2018 (September/October) and be completed within 42 months,
· Utilized SOM ALCM technology (in terms of navigation, guidance equipment and head section design),
A new generation booster (first launch rocket engine) made of high-strength steel was designed for GEZGİN to be used at the first launch,
· It is expected that the first shots with GEZGIN will be made with Ballistic Test Missile (BTF) prototypes, which are used to verify the ballistic and aerodynamic characteristics of the missile, followed by Controlled Test Missile (KTF) shots, which allow the stabilization, auto-pilot and control algorithms of the missile to be tested.
İbrahim SÜNNETÇİ Yapılabilirlik etüt çalışması ve kabiliyet analizi 2000’li yılların başlarında yapılan ancak o zamanki teknik alt yapı ile bilgi birikiminin yeterli olmaması nedeniyle bir süreliğine rafa kaldırılan GEZGİN (G Projesi) Projesi 2014 yılında raftan indirilerek yeniden üzerinde çalışılm
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