TR TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[Quasar]

a true milestone for Turkish aviation industry, an industry which is still maturing around MMU. Quite frankly it can be considered as an exceptional case for the world aviation as well since for many arond the world TFX project was so unexpected and so unbelivable that they doubt it. Turkish industry has proved them wrong. We done it and we done it in our way. MMU is just starting its life journey and we still have far more things to do. I am looking forward for the extensive flight tests .... which may bring us many more suprises.

 

[Siper>MMU]

When planes are put next together one suddenly recognizes the differences.

TFx blk 0 has apparently no retractable aft wheels (we saw this also with drone prototypes)

These landing gears are temporary.

 

[Nutuk]

These landing gears are temporary.

No I do not think so.

Blk 0 is a demonstrator, same like Baykar uses the kizilelma demonstrator prototype.

Landing gears on demonstrators are not the main point and are often fixed, to avoid accidents on that part.

The Blk 10 will become the first production ready prototype

 

[Quasar]

you are saying the same thing

 

[Nutuk]

Reliable source said they are temporary. Also Mr Özbek told that in his video I think

Sure temporary until blk10

 

[Sanchez]

Sure temporary until blk10

One could say whole frame is temporary until it's not tbh.

CDR not yet finalized, right?

 

[Radonsider]

Uh, according to my sources it is not temporary or non-functional. You can see that gear position is different compared to other aircraft. TF-X gear placement is more similar to F-15s. Panels fold back again

 

[Nutuk]

Well the demonstrator is like the name says to demonstrate it is flyable. One can make all types of tests with weights added that represent radar, missiles etc.

A demonstrator is not a production ripe aircraft that can be used by the airforce. So yes there can be changes on the frame if needed.

 

[zio]

There is a white cover on entry of inlet,I think she also. S type inlet air flow structure

 

[Radonsider]

There is a white cover on entry of inlet,I think she also. S type inlet air flow structure

Indeed

 

[Philip the Arab]

It’s a bit ugly but that may be camera angle or because it’s in early development. Congratulations nonetheless, this is a huge development.

 

[Holikarbon]

Will the video of its taxiing on the runway be published?

 

[MADDOG]

The landing gear design may change as the aircraft hasn't gone through her CDR phase yet. However the landing gears are retractable.

 

[dBSPL]

As reaffirmed in the prototype that will begin taxi tests, it has a much larger radar radome than comparable systems. In other words, the aircraft's combat capabilities are being discussed mostly in terms of internal weapon stations, but it seems that the main strategic aspect of the aircraft will be its electronic capabilities.

 

[Radonsider]

Indeed, but sadly i don't have information about the status of RF systems (for TF-X), IR ones tho seems to be promising

 

[BalkanTurk90]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1636607858581069828

The National Combat Aircraft took the runway by starting the engine

It looks to me or cockpit area is little bulky comparing with its body ?! Or it will change after prototypes

 

[MADDOG]

It looks to me or cockpit area is little bulky comparing with its body ?! Or it will change after prototypes

Ehh. It follows the shape of the fuselage. I don't think so. Low quality images could be deceiving.

 

[dBSPL]

It looks to me or cockpit area is little bulky comparing with its body ?! Or it will change after prototypes

Let me add a question to this issue: Could one of the reasons for this revision be the tandem weapon stations under fuselage?

 

[DBdev]

It’s a bit ugly but that may be camera angle or because it’s in early development. Congratulations nonetheless, this is a huge development.

Yeah you'd think so but unfortunately they are going the WRONG WAY!

They had a supreme looking model in the animation. They raised the cockpit ridicilously high, made cockpit glass
spherical, put vertical stabilizers that were supposed to partially hide nozzle heat signature on top of the engines thus increased the RCS and heat signature, added an ugly nonaerodynamic protruding nose camera...

And if you point out any mistakes you are a traitor... If you say keep going the wrong way you are a patriot. Go figure...

 

[boredaf]

Yeah you'd think so but unfortunately they are going the WRONG WAY!

They had a supreme looking model in the animation. They raised the cockpit ridicilously high, made cockpit glass
spherical, put vertical stabilizers that were supposed to partially hide nozzle heat signature on top of the engines thus increased the RCS and heat signature, added an ugly nonaerodynamic protruding nose camera...

And if you point out any mistakes you are a traitor... If you say keep going the wrong way you are a patriot. Go figure...

What are your credentials again? And, do you have access to information on the design that nobody else has?