TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[Melkor]

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Truly a big boi

Holy moly, that’s gotta be my favorite photo going round.

 

[Ryder]

If only Vechi Hurkus was alive to witness this occasion.

Congrats to every engineer. Everybody for this machine regardless if they are engineers, scientists and technicians.

 

[duveil]

I know It is a big deal and also I know it is a milestone. Also I wonder what does that mean？How long it will take us from here to finalized,mass produced Kaan with indiginious engine ？

 

[Slayer]

Ne mutlu Turkum diyene Really proud of all the people involved in making this dream come true.

 

[Afif]

https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/1aw644i

Yesterday I run out of salt. I was really worried but thanks God KAAN flew today. For next few days, I will have uninterrupted free supply from lots of places.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760248600410349873

KAAN stayed in the air for 13 minutes and reached a speed of 230 knots at an altitude of 8000 feet.

 

[Mis_TR_Like]

This is truly a historic day for Türkiye and the entire Turkic world. Things will never be the same. I'm sure Turkophobes will have abnormally high blood pressure after seeing this.

 

[dBSPL]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760245127237230736

Subcontractors continue to send congratulatory messages... PAVO group is one of the subcontractors in the supply of power systems.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760249711305396399

Details of Volo Kompozit, one of the world's most distinguished composite manufacturers.

Canopy production was realized by this our company. Turkiye had previously been embargoed for canopies on more than one platform.

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If you want to slow Turkiye down, even give it systems it doesn't want. If you want to speed it up, embargo it with moronic populism and your outdated perception of the world. (Hey, national interest editor, I know you're here. Write this down also.)

 

[fushkee]

I think the subcons better go low profile in case of embargoes directly or indirectly.

 

[Iskander]

I think the subcons better go low profile in case of embargoes directly or indirectly.

This is unlikely to happen. Most likely, in order to hinder the development of KAAN, they will try to sell Turkey their stale product - F35

 

[Saithan]

Or try to buy the subcontractors or make them go bankrupt.

Use foreign company to order parts, stall the process, delay, add cost to the subcontractors to make their life a living hell.

Only way to protect the subcontractors would be to make contracts like how F35 with Turkey was made, delays and such not resulting in fines and such.

otherwise we would be hauling in lots of USD from the delayed delivery.

 

[BalkanTurk90]

Nice smooth flight for KAAN , i am very happy and every Turk must be .
But i want to question about this first flight , We know even america f22 and f16 crashed in their first flight , now KAAN when was going in air , his canards moved mutiple times , and remind me F22 canard problem that crashed it . So it is normal ?

KAAN take off -Canards moves mutiple times

 

[Ryder]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760248600410349873

KAAN stayed in the air for 13 minutes and reached a speed of 230 knots at an altitude of 8000 feet.

Thats 426 kmh for a test.

Damn that makes my cars look like school children.

 

[Afif]

Nice smooth flight for KAAN , i am very happy and every Turk must be .
But i want to question about this first flight , We know even america f22 and f16 crashed in their first flight , now KAAN when was going in air , his canards moved mutiple times , and remind me F22 canard problem that crashed it . So it is normal ?
View attachment 65784 KAAN take off -Canards moves mutiple times View attachment 65788

Neither F-22 nor KAAN has Canards.
What are you talking about?

 

[Strong AI]

Neither F-22 nor KAAN has Canards.
What are you talking about?

Elevators

 

[Rodeo]

Neither F-22 nor KAAN has Canards.
What are you talking about?

He's talking about the movement of the elevators at take-off. It looks a bit excessive. Some speculate that the flight computer is correcting the pilot's input.

 

[Saithan]

He's talking about the movement of the elevators at take-off. It looks a bit excessive. Some speculate that the flight computer is correcting the pilot's input.

Yes, i noticed they were flapping a bit as well, but was unsure if it was on purpose.

 

[Boz]

Please consider donating to those who made this milestone possible: https://tskgv.org.tr/tr/kart-ile-bagis

 

[Gary]

He's talking about the movement of the elevators at take-off. It looks a bit excessive. Some speculate that the flight computer is correcting the pilot's input.

No big deal I guess ? the oscillation looks tolerable (if any). Compared that to YF-16 first flight

 

[BalkanTurk90]

Neither F-22 nor KAAN has Canards.
What are you talking about?

Those wings at back closse to engines , i dont know how they calls them canards , elevators