TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[Radko]

Do you know why the Russian engines gave black smoke? Because they found that fat and short combustion chambers worked best for their compressor design. After Safran helped them they managed to correct some of that shortcoming.
Our engines are designed with western tech. They probably will not give black smoke. Both TS1400 and TF6000 first ignition photos don’t show any black smoke.
Should TF35000 give black smoke, neither you nor I will know about it anyway. Also it is not the end of the world. It may be a mixture or injector fault. Today’s FADEC assisted engines control compressor and fuel injectors to give best and optimum mixture.

I think he used it as an allegory there

 

[Zafer]

Do you know why the Russian engines gave black smoke? Because they found that fat and short combustion chambers worked best for their compressor design. After Safran helped them they managed to correct some of that shortcoming.
Our engines are designed with western tech. They probably will not give black smoke. Both TS1400 and TF6000 first ignition photos don’t show any black smoke.
Should TF35000 give black smoke, neither you nor I will know about it anyway. Also it is not the end of the world. It may be a mixture or injector fault. Today’s FADEC assisted engines control compressor and fuel injectors to give best and optimum mixture.

I mentioned white smoke with several different purposes

1. White smoke means good combustion / good engine / good result
2. White smoke means a new Pope is selected, a decision is made, which is good

And of course you can take it literally and work on combustion more to whiten the black. But if the initial results are good then we should definitely go solo. I believe our engineers will get it right the first time and the development of the engine will proceed as good as we think the TF6000 engine development is going. The pride factor and bragging rights is big in defence matters and we don't want to look like we need help to make an engine and be looked down on.

 

[Ahlatshah]

It is shortsighted to think that British technology will be handed down to Türkiye Through Spain and we will enjoy having it. Look at the US and how they are sanctioning the sale of every technology that once originated from the US and went into the making of ASML eUV machines. No deal is ironclad, they can sanction you as much as they want or their small partners want. You have to create the technology yourself to own it. And it is our opportunity to create a top technology that we can call our own and we can not afford to involve anyone else in it.

The rumored and potential Spain situation and British position is not the same thing. Lets remember a bit:

We called British to get help for engine development. IP rights were going to belong two countries. We could sell the engine other countries too, without restrictions. Year was 2017 by the way. Then we did something unacceptable in the eyes of western culture, we tried to change the deal, after the seal: We tried get the Qataris and BMC involved to the project. Then RR first narrowed its position as withdraw from joint development to engineering counseling. Ultimately, deal failed altogether. Right now we wont have an engine until 2032, assuming everything goes flawlessly of course

Imagine a country that in NATO and EU with no clashing interest, which has much more experience in aviation than yours, which can get you real contribution to develop YOUR aircraft. Moreover, if a deal cut, there will be strong bond and alliance in world stage for decades to come. Then we will say no, we dont need you, just buy it or shut it

Respectfully...

Kale Grubu ve Rolls-Royce uçak motoru üretecek

Kale Grubu ve dünyanın en büyük uçak motor üreticilerinden Rolls-Royce, Türkiye'ye uçak motorları geliştirmek için el sıkıştı. - Anadolu Ajansı

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Milli Muharip Uçak için Rolls Royce'nin teklifi yeniden masada

Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii AŞ'nin (TUSAŞ) İngiliz BAE Systems şirketiyle 2017'de imzaladığı işbirliği anlaşıyla başlattığı milli muharip uçak (MMU) projesi sürerken 2023'te hangardan çıkması hedeflenen uçağın en kritik parçalarından motor temini konusu halen netlik kazanmadı. fazla oku Bu...

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[what]

Take it with a big pinch of salt, not sure how reliable this source is:

https://www.thearabweekly.com/strategic-shift-egypt-prepares-join-turkeys-kaan-stealth-fighter-project

 

[Oublious]

Take it with a big pinch of salt, not sure how reliable this source is:

https://www.thearabweekly.com/strategic-shift-egypt-prepares-join-turkeys-kaan-stealth-fighter-project

With what money?

They are living litterally with barrowed money. Asking credit buying oil and gas. They are in mess for coming 50 years.

 

[TR_123456]

With what money?

They are living litterally with barrowed money. Asking credit buying oil and gas. They are in mess for coming 50 years.

They will be financed by the GCC(as usual),you can be sure of that so no worries about money.
You should accept that Egypt is the Armed Forces of the GCC.

 

[Zafer]

The rumored and potential Spain situation and British position is not the same thing. Lets remember a bit:

We called British to get help for engine development. IP rights were going to belong two countries. We could sell the engine other countries too, without restrictions. Year was 2017 by the way. Then we did something unacceptable in the eyes of western culture, we tried to change the deal, after the seal: We tried get the Qataris and BMC involved to the project. Then RR first narrowed its position as withdraw from joint development to engineering counseling. Ultimately, deal failed altogether. Right now we wont have an engine until 2032, assuming everything goes flawlessly of course

Imagine a country that in NATO and EU with no clashing interest, which has much more experience in aviation than yours, which can get you real contribution to develop YOUR aircraft. Moreover, if a deal cut, there will be strong bond and alliance in world stage for decades to come. Then we will say no, we dont need you, just buy it or shut it

Respectfully...

Kale Grubu ve Rolls-Royce uçak motoru üretecek

Kale Grubu ve dünyanın en büyük uçak motor üreticilerinden Rolls-Royce, Türkiye'ye uçak motorları geliştirmek için el sıkıştı. - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

Rolls-Royce Türkiye'nin savaş uçağına yönelik çalışmaların kapsamını daralttı - Savunma Sanayi Haberleri

İngiliz motor üreticisi Rolls-Royce, Türkiye'nin yerli savaş uçağının motorunu geliştirmek için Kale Grubu ile birlikte yürüttüğü çalışmaların kapsamını daralttığını duyurdu. Şirketin kararında, Kale Grubu ile görüşmelerde fikri mülkiyetlerin paylaşılması ve projeye Katar-Türk ortaklı bir şirketin k

www.haberturk.com

Milli Muharip Uçak için Rolls Royce'nin teklifi yeniden masada

Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii AŞ'nin (TUSAŞ) İngiliz BAE Systems şirketiyle 2017'de imzaladığı işbirliği anlaşıyla başlattığı milli muharip uçak (MMU) projesi sürerken 2023'te hangardan çıkması hedeflenen uçağın en kritik parçalarından motor temini konusu halen netlik kazanmadı. fazla oku Bu...

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Going to war with foreign weapons (I wonder what Azeris call that) is a losing proposition. Nobody wants to make you stronger other than your own self.

 

[Oublious]

They will be financed by the GCC(as usual),you can be sure of that so no worries about money.
You should accept that Egypt is the Armed Forces of the GCC.

No, that door is closed. At the moment Egypt is not able to pay his energy. They made deal with israel, ther is so mich blackouts. They made big mistakes with that zohr gas fields, it seems to be a balloon.

They are not able to pay all that debt. They wasted money on that new city, people should forget Egypt. Gcc realised itis a blackhole.

 

[Yasar_TR]

KAAN prototiplerinin uçuş tarihi açıklandı | SavunmaSanayiST

TUSAŞ Genel Müdürü Mehmet Demiroğlu, KAAN’ın yeni prototip uçuş tarihlerini ve ANKA-III’ün tasarımına ilişkin değerlendirmelerini açıkladı.

www.savunmasanayist.com

Mr Demiroglu has made new statements about first flights of KAAN’s PT2 and PT3. He said “PT2 should fly in April 2026 and PT3 a month or so later”.

He has also made statements about the Anka-3 drone.

Most important point everyone is waiting for is the engine issue for both platforms.
Neither KAAN can fly without F110 nor Anka without TF6000.

In May 2025 this year Demiroglu had stated that they were ready to start serial production of Anka-3. That is a joke! We don’t have an engine to fly the plane! (Unless they made a deal with Honeywell or RR for Adour), the TF6000 is not ready and won’t be ready for a while since TEI has been told to prioritise TF10000.

 

[MonteCarlo]

KAAN prototiplerinin uçuş tarihi açıklandı | SavunmaSanayiST

TUSAŞ Genel Müdürü Mehmet Demiroğlu, KAAN’ın yeni prototip uçuş tarihlerini ve ANKA-III’ün tasarımına ilişkin değerlendirmelerini açıkladı.

www.savunmasanayist.com

Mr Demiroglu has made new statements about first flights of KAAN’s PT2 and PT3. He said “PT2 should fly in April 2026 and PT3 a month or so later”.

He has also made statements about the Anka-3 drone.

Most important point everyone is waiting for is the engine issue for both platforms.
Neither KAAN can fly without F110 nor Anka without TF6000.

In May 2025 this year Demiroglu had stated that they were ready to start serial production of Anka-3. That is a joke! We don’t have an engine to fly the plane! (Unless they made a deal with Honeywell or RR for Adour), the TF6000 is not ready and won’t be ready for a while since TEI has been told to prioritise TF10000.

Baykar doesn't seem to have any problems getting Ukranian engines(They are apparently assembling the 6th prototype) so if everything else is ready I don't think engine would be a huge problem for Anka-3. But do I think it is ready for serial production? hell no

 

[Merzifonlu]

We don’t have an engine to fly the plane! (Unless they made a deal with Honeywell or RR for Adour), the TF6000 is not ready and won’t be ready for a while since TEI has been told to prioritise TF10000.

Of course, if we are not going to use the TF-10000 engine on the Anka-3 then you are right.

 

[Yasar_TR]

Baykar doesn't seem to have any problems getting Ukranian engines(They are apparently assembling the 6th prototype) so if everything else is ready I don't think engine would be a huge problem for Anka-3. But do I think it is ready for serial production? hell no

Bro, Baykar had stockpiled a good number of engines prior to the war breaking out and/or while they could still buy the engines from Motor Sich. That factory has been bombed so many times as it is in the middle of the war zone that according to news coming through, it is not physically possible to manufacture there anymore. Plus most of their staff has left.

Hell! Baykar factory near Lviv (that is close to Polish border) has been hit last few days umpteenth time causing tens of millions of dollars worth of damage. It was near ready to start manufacturing.
Russians aren’t going to let Motor Sich to carry on manufacturing. Besides if Ukranians are able to manufacture anything, it is either in a different location underground, and whatever they produce, they need it themselves.

Also just remember the last Anka-3 incident when the Ukranian engine stopped and the plane made a rough landing in Konya causing extensive damage. Who in the right mind is brave enough to use these engines again on a 20-30 million dollar plane? Can you imagine it falling in to the hands of your adversaries?

 

[Pokemonte13]

Of course, if we are not going to use the TF-10000 engine on the Anka-3 then you are right.

wouldn't make sense to use an afterburning engine and not use the afterburner just extra weight

 

[Yasar_TR]

Of course, if we are not going to use the TF-10000 engine on the Anka-3 then you are right.

Yes! I had mentioned this before that they may be thinking about using the TF10000 for afterburner take off only (like Concorde used to do) to give more payload capacity.
But for that they need to alter the Anka-3 engine housing and re design. Besides TF10000 is not around yet.

 

[Nilgiri]

Do you know why the Russian engines gave black smoke? Because they found that fat and short combustion chambers worked best for their compressor design. After Safran helped them they managed to correct some of that shortcoming.
Our engines are designed with western tech. They probably will not give black smoke. Both TS1400 and TF6000 first ignition photos don’t show any black smoke.
Should TF35000 give black smoke, neither you nor I will know about it anyway. Also it is not the end of the world. It may be a mixture or injector fault. Today’s FADEC assisted engines control compressor and fuel injectors to give best and optimum mixture.

Boils down to insufficient capital investment (incl the RnD) needed in tail end of USSR days (about 80s onwards and then with russia inherited what it did in 90s onwards from this inertia/malaise). So short cut fix arounds with consultancy are there like you mention, but essentially the underlying capital machinery and process control is well behind Western ecosystem (which has its massive commercial expanse its deployed in for continued RnD feedback loop, past the smaller military one) now. Black smoke is just one thing you see, there is the availability rates (i.e MRO downtimes, MTBO etc) for the engines too, failure rates and so on.

If Turkey mostly relies on/leverages on western capital machinery + tooling and process control it has accumulated, it should be up to date. Rest depends on optimisation, lot of testing and refining a design.

 

[Saithan]

But we seriously need to put those engines on a platform and test the begeasus out of them.

An uav for tf6000, another for tf10000 and test them out. Once you have 1000 flighthour on them some creative dude or company may find a use for those engines. If they can afford it

 

[boredaf]

But we seriously need to put those engines on a platform and test the begeasus out of them.

An uav for tf6000, another for tf10000 and test them out. Once you have 1000 flighthour on them some creative dude or company may find a use for those engines. If they can afford it

They simply cannot do that before they complete the ground testing for both engines, individually. Even if nothing goes wrong, I highly doubt we are going to see anything fly with them in a year at least. Check out the testing processes for other engines if you want, it takes a lot of time and for a good reason.

TF35K will go through all these tests as well, best keep that in mind and keep your expectations in check.

 

[Sanchez]

The first of the next two prototypes of Turkey’s Kaan indigenous combat aircraft has moved into the system integration phase ahead of plans to fly in spring 2026...

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) officials said the two prototypes are in an advanced state of structural assembly and work is underway on system integration in the company’s Kaan final assembly line here in Ankara. A ground test vehicle also is in production....

The Turkish Air Force wants the 34-metric-ton fighter to replace its large fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s in the coming years, with the first batch of around 20 aircraft reaching Turkish Air Force service in 2029. These Blk. 10 aircraft will have a limited operational envelope that will be expanded as testing progresses. TAI’s Ankara factory will be able to output eight aircraft per year, but officials are now mulling the scale of the facilities that will be required to achieve full-rate production.

Turkish Aerospace's Kaan Prototype Moves Into System Integration Phase | Aviation Week Network

The first of the next two prototypes of Turkey’s TAI Kaan combat aircraft has moved into the system integration phase ahead of plans to fly in spring 2026.

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