Is the girl at 0:20 using Windows Vista??
It was 1.2 at the start of the project then it became 1.4 after the selection of the F-404 engine. Now it is 1.3 because the wing area is increased so that it can land on carriers. Increased wing area decreased maximum speed. Climb ability is also increased from 39000 feet/minute to 45000 feet/minute.Wasn't it 1.4 mach before? Damn this airplane keeps getting slower after each update lol. Excited about it regardless. Happy to see the overall performance gains.
That danger is always there. But….Turks have still engine problems. Congress can delay the entire project with a single resolution. Do Turks have a solution for this?
Congress can't block engines for prototypes unless congress goes to extreme lengths. The engine price is under the threshold for congress to step in.
TEI has a partnership with GE. GE owns a big portion of TEI shares and TEI is a huge supplier for American engines. If TEI stops delivering parts due to the American embargo it will also have consequences for the US. This won't be something like kicking Türkiye out of the F-35 program. TUSAS can be replaced with another company for the F-35 project with some slight problems but there are very few engine suppliers with the capability and capacity of TEI. Replacing TEI means huge investments that won't ramp up before a few years.
TEI offers the best price/performance ratio(produce top quality for very low prices) and for some advanced processes(like inertia welding), TEI is one of the three available plants of the GE logistical chain.Not really, the production and parts volume done by TEI can be referenced to GE aviation total revenue quite readily.
As an example, one out of 5 (each can be looked at similarly):
Relative to about 12 billion GE Aviation sells in equipment only per year (excl services).
The % ratios dont match up as a critical cost for GE to divert to other facilities.
They own the critical IP in the end to shift if need be.
TEI total revenue seems to be around 300 - 500 million USD per year range.
The sunk in capital costs might be inferred from that to be around range of 1 - 2 billion USD.
Could be less, depends on some factors that need deeper research + analysis that takes more time.
Any case...Competitive supplier at this stage yes, but criticality (to total supply chain pressure) needs far greater volumes than that and also plenty of local IP ownership.
Further look into this would need delving into IP transfer volumes and international patent grant analysis of Turkey.
Things I have only largely looked at for developing countries in the case of PRC, India (relative to West, Japan etc) to chart their progress (and the problems they face that are not discussed about much past the 95% volumetric surface-numbers media copy paste).
Commercial flows are very different thing to bring to bear politically (ITAR or other sanction options) compared to military engines to begin with.
Consider (in the latter) the far fewer units involved and the further extra critical IP integration found compared to commercial engine.
It is all seen in the price/thrust in very raw scope way.
So it is doubtful there is even any relevant intersection between military and commercial in this matter to begin with.
It is literally how the engine majors all have facilities in PRC, but PRC faces a commensurate IP wall by ITAR at same time (regd military + sensitive IP)
How Turkey hedges all of this and develops, tests and certifies "clones"/"iterations" in lateral and then vertical way in all the various disciplines needed (for military turbofan) is something that remains to be seen.
It is not guaranteed....though Turks do have basis for relative optimism compared to lot of countries in general.
There is no such thing .. tech belongs to the well-known firms .. the gov even if they will to do cant force them .. and there is no such case .. it is just propaganda of delusional personThere are unconfirmed reports that Washington has offered Turkey engine technology for the National Combat Aircraft
Says the controversial Turkishfacts4u dude on Twitter. I know he isn't a trustworthy source just thought it was interesting. Personally, I highly doubt it. I doubt everything US related these days.
I thought so too. I dunno where he obtained such info in the first place. Anyways back to topic...There is no such thing .. tech belongs to the well-known firms .. the gov even if they will to do cant force them .. and there is no such case .. it is just propaganda of delusional person
Could be LMFAOLol if that recent pieces of news are true the US must be on the ropes in the great power competition. F-35 offer, engine offer, what is next? THAAD offer?
Which F-35 offer?Lol if that recent pieces of news are true the US must be on the ropes in the great power competition. F-35 offer, engine offer, what is next? THAAD offer?
Reportedly the US now wants to sell us F-35s.s
Which F-35 offer?
If the supply of F-35s with America is indeed correct, it would be perfect for us. Not 80, but even 60 is suitable for us for now.
ayo we getting the f35s?F35B for me!!!
Turkish Airforce would get the F35A while the Turkish Navy will get the F35B.
I dont think the F35B has any use for the Turkish airforce unless they really have a requirement for vtol.