TR TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[boredaf]

Apart from one word (stealth) I agree with your comment.
TAI has got their eye on Hurjet to be navalised going forward. This has been mentioned by several officials. As a trainer and especially as an acrobatic plane, it is logical to expect a very manoeuvrable jet fighter.
It may however, need to have a more powerful engine to compensate the lift deficiency the plane may encounter under full load, especially if it hasn‘t had an increase in wing area to remedy it.

With a decent version of Murad Aesa radar it will be a very capable fighter. As well as performing air to air and air to surface warfare, it will improve and enhance the defensive capabilities of the very carrier it is stationed at.

However, due to its current overall design, I doubt it will be an effective stealthy plane. Had it been designed with a delta wing one would have expected an inherent low RCS value. But it is doubtful. Yet it would however be interesting to see what the current RCS value of our Hurjet is.

Hürjet already has a low payload, less than half of an F-16 and most other fighters, it definitely needs a stronger engine to be a proper fighter. I genuinely don't see the point of turning such a weak jet into a carrier based fighter when its sorties will be very limited.

 

[Yasar_TR]

Hürjet already has a low payload, less than half of an F-16 and most other fighters, it definitely needs a stronger engine to be a proper fighter. I genuinely don't see the point of turning such a weak jet into a carrier based fighter when its sorties will be very limited.

Although you may have a valid point , please don’t discard the fact that Sea harriers have a weapons payload of max 3600kg. And they performed extremely well as a light attack naval aircraft in various instances; one of which was in Falklands.
So don’t under estimate a Hurjet with a 3 ton payload.

Ideally the cheapest and most effective way for us would be to build a sister ship of TCG Anadolu, and buy 36 F35Bs as US is offering us to go back to the JSF program. These planes can have a weapons payload of 22000 lbs. (10000kg) - a fact that has been tested by RAF.

 

[_Mu_]

TAI has got their eye on Hurjet to be navalised going forward. This has been mentioned by several officials. As a trainer and especially as an acrobatic plane

Prof. Demir in Apr 2021 mentioned exactly that plan and he was even talking about TCG Anadolu

“We have been working on making changes in the design of Hürjet to operate on naval assets. We carried out several designs and made simulations. It has been seen that the design of its current form can evolve in this direction. The studies are also ongoing; the aim is to evolve Hürjet into a shipborne aircraft to operate it from TCG Anadolu.”
After this TAI Manager stated that TAI has been in talks with the Turkish Navy about operating Hürjet on LHD Anadolu, and they plan to make a protocol with the Turkish Navy to keep cooperation on this issues.
He also emphasized that the Hürjet can land and take off from a carrier and meet the operational needs of the Turkish Navy.
“Several systems would be integrated into the aircraft to make it adaptable with naval assets.” the aircraft program manager added.

Turkey Plans to Deploy Indigenous Aircraft 'Hürjet' on LHD Anadolu - Naval News

After Turkey was taken out of the F-35 aircraft program because of CAATSA sanctions imposed by the United States, it has been trying to develop new solutions to deploy fixed-winged air assets on Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Anadolu.

www.navalnews.com

 

[Radonsider]

Here we go

 

[MADDOG]

Here we go

I will second that!

 

[MADDOG]

Maiden flight!

 

[Lool]

God bless someone and share the video of the first flight
Cant find it anywhere

 

[uçuyorum]

Did it or are you guys expressing your wish?

Ok it seems it did

 

[boredaf]

Well, I guess I know what I'm doing with my day. Furiously refreshing multiple pages and then watching the video over and over again. Maybe with a little bit of moisturizer.

 

[Kaan Azman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760190053202923822

KAAN flew for 40 minutes

 

[Lool]

Here you go gentlemen
This is all what I could find; sadly

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760190251790651539

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760190875315941395

 

[MADDOG]

https://x.com/gdhdefence/status/1760190543726813671?s=20

 

[uçuyorum]

Here you go gentlemen
This is all what I could find; sadly

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760190251790651539

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760190251790651539

Looks smooth

 

[Strong AI]

A delay of less than two month for such a milestone is nothing. Congrats to our engineers.

 

[boredaf]

Now I understand the meaning of the word awestruck. This is incredible.

 

[Boz]

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[Trakya_forever]

Ohhh baby baby it is a wild world.... I take your gadalarını

 

[Merzifonlu]

Hurray!

 

[Baryshx]

Again we saw bootleg footage without a proper presentation. Anyway, thank God it flew.

 

[IC3M@N FX]

Here you go gentlemen
This is all what I could find; sadly

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760190251790651539

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760190875315941395

That must be a very, very deep kick in the balls for the Greeks in this video. I'm sure the Generals/Admirals of the Greek armed forces will be running with O legs for weeks.
And the asshole is already twitching