TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[Sanchez]

Setting 27th as the final day was always wrong. This wasn't Kaan's first delay neither will it be the last. It's a multi billion dollar soon to be 5th gen fighter and probably the hardest thing we ever set our eyes on.

No reason to cry over it, it'll fly when it's ready spread its wings.

 

[boredaf]

This is why I dislike the big statements and chest beating done from time to time by the officials, because when things go wrong, it looks twice as bad.

 

[Radko]

Guys no need to cry, Hürjet also got its first flight delayed by more than a month, earthquake was used as a nice and reasonable cover for the delay.


The only problem was (for both Hürjet and Kaan) setting hard deadlines, saying "around the end of 2023" is more than enough

 

[uçuyorum]

I'm disappointed in myself for actually believing something at face value once in a long time.

 

[Strong AI]

I only hope that it will not be the same case like with ANKA 3. Namely telling every month, that it will fly in that month.

 

[Saithan]

It’s not like any guy here would change their vote based on the officials statements. But there are people who would in Turkey. The time, period, season for first flight doesn’t make sense. You’d want a day where nothing happens to truly conduct that first flight, no wind, no rain, just clear sky no birds.

 

[Oublious]

Savunmasanayi is the source of the news should wait untill tomorrow.

 

[DBdev]

So Haberturk article from 11.12.2023 about KAAN possibly being delayed until MARCH was accurate.
Mayoral elections are in March 31 2024.

December flight would have been forgotten in a week at most. Didn't make much sense anyway but still a source of great annoyance for me.

Milli muharip uçağı kritik testi geçti - Teknoloji Haberleri

Ülkemizin milli gururu, TUSAŞ’ın geliştirdiği Milli Muharip Uçağımız Kaan, hafta sonu ilk yer testini başarıyla tamamladı

www.haberturk.com

 

[IC3M@N FX]

Maybe there will be a twin engine naval fighter version of Hürjet. F/A-18 uses two F404 engines too.
And for the naval trainer version of Hürjet would be a single F404 engine enough.
So the reason could be maintenance.

You would have to completely redesign the Hürjet and the aircraft might have to get folding wings otherwise you won't get many in.
To keep TCG Anadolu operational as an amphibious aircraft carrier you need at least 8 Hürjets and 14 drones of different types and 4 light combat helicopters and 4 transport helicopters/troop carriers.

 

[Kartal1]

I knew it would be delayed, but secretly hoped that it will fly on time. Our engineers are pushing the limits and slight delays are not a problem for me. This is not a toy, but a 4.5-5 Gen fighter. I only hope everything goes as planned without problems in its first flight.

 

[B_A]

So Haberturk article from 11.12.2023 about KAAN possibly being delayed until MARCH was accurate.
Mayoral elections are in March 31 2024.

December flight would have been forgotten in a week at most. Didn't make much sense anyway but still a source of great annoyance for me.

Milli muharip uçağı kritik testi geçti - Teknoloji Haberleri

Ülkemizin milli gururu, TUSAŞ’ın geliştirdiği Milli Muharip Uçağımız Kaan, hafta sonu ilk yer testini başarıyla tamamladı

www.haberturk.com

Actually the Jet fighter linked to Mayoral elections is quite stupid.Local government would not decide any defence industry plan....especially in the system of TC.

Mayoral election should focus on Parks,Roads,Railway and Metro.....

 

[I_Love_F16]

I knew it would get delayed for some reason.

 

[demir283]

there is no official statement why would people asume or already decide the outcome ?

 

[Fairon]

I don't understand why Tusas is cornering themselves and puts engineers extra pressure like this. You only extra stress your engineers and risk credibility of the project like this. They are risking losing public support for the project which is very important considering the cost.

No one expected Kaan to fly this year, even Ismail Demir said Kaan doesn't need to fly this year but no, Tusas insisted on this. Kaan is one of the projects that potential delays are expected. Just say she will fly when she is ready or give a time period. You can't even guarantee the weather if you give a specific day so why do it?

Anyway, it is okay that she is not flying tomorrow. She will fly when she is ready. Delay doesn't really matter for me. Hope Tusas doesn't corner themselves like this again but I am not sure considering the elections are coming.

 

[B_A]

there is no official statement why would people asume or already decide the outcome ?

For any company or government

Silent.noT deny means admit.

 

[boredaf]

I don't understand why Tusas is cornering themselves and puts engineers extra pressure like this. You only extra stress your engineers and risk credibility of the project like this. They are risking losing public support for the project which is very important considering the cost.

No one expected Kaan to fly this year, even Ismail Demir said Kaan doesn't need to fly this year but no, Tusas insisted on this. Kaan is one of the projects that potential delays are expected. Just say she will fly when she is ready or give a time period. You can't even guarantee the weather if you give a specific day so why do it?

Anyway, it is okay that she is not flying tomorrow. She will fly when she is ready. Delay doesn't really matter for me. Hope Tusas doesn't corner themselves like this again but I am not sure considering the elections are coming.

Couldn't agree more with this. Delays are natural, they can happen in complex projects like this. But Tusaş and the government need to stop being reckless with their dates and other declarations. This project shouldn't be a propaganda tool.

 

[Test7]

test

 

[Fuzuli NL]

As much as I wanted to see KAAN fly at the set date, I'm actually relieved to see that it's not being rushed just to save face.
That means priorities are known and it's being taken seriously.
Delays are very common especially especially in larger projects as KAAN but also we're forgetting that TAI is practically doing a miracle alongside partner companies
creating a 5th Gen platform for the first time with maximum local input and in record time.
Even if the flight is delayed for a year or two, it'll still be a record time.

 

[fushkee]

Unfortunately. This project is also election-oriented as others are.

 

[Zafer]

This project shouldn't be a propaganda tool.

Why not?

We see that every achievement of foreign countries is a subject of propaganda and when it comes to Turkiye it shouldn't. It should be a subject of propaganda for all the world. If you are thinking about the domestic opposition they do not even race in this field so they won't mind.