TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[MADDOG]

MMU doesn't look nearly as agile as F22 and F22 has bigger wingspan than MMU despite smaller size. I seriously hope MMU can lose some weight and be made more agile. It looks like F22 but operational wise its gonna perform like F15 I feel like

Wingspan isn't everything. TF-X has been designed with HIGH maneuverability in mind.

 

[Zafer]

At this point I want to bring up this earlier post of mine regarding the agility of the TFX.

Kızılelma rocks, TFX follows !

Prf. Hayrani Öz made the calculations and I made the data conversions and visualization.
Which plane makes the level roll turn easier.
The larger the polygon area the better the performance.
TFX engine power increases will make it even more agile.

Maneuverability Comparison of Fighter Jets

 

[MADDOG]

 

[Agha Sher]

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Meaning ready to enter service in 2026?

 

[boredaf]

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Wouldn't that make the serial production starting date 2026? There is no way a domestic engine for TF-X can be available then, not unless we find a genie in a lamb.

 

[Sanchez]

Icarus stays as a possible name for TF-X. Steady now..

 

[MADDOG]

Icarus stays as a possible name for TF-X. Steady now..

Icarus?

 

[Sanchez]

Until now, the reason for the early first flight was touted as a learning experience for the engineers to see their design in the air and outside of their computers, so that process would be faster. Kotil also previously iterated the cold war method of building jets. Fast and numerous. He previously said that first flight tests would happen in 2023 and there would be more time for tests on the actual frame but the serial production timeline would not change.

This sentence tho, goes wholly against what was said previously. He literally says "everything". Icarus too once flew a bit close to the sun, and got burned.

 

[RadarGudumluMuhimmat]

Icarus?

 

[Zafer]

Anyone who names the TFX the Greek name Icarus should prepare themselves to be hanged at the Taksim Square.

 

[MADDOG]

From an interview made a day ago regarding HURJET...

TAI CEO Temel Kotil:

"We performed static testing on our static test prototype today. Our aircraft performed perfectly under full load."

"Uçağımız pırıl pırıl yerinde durdu, kırılmadı"

EDIT: Forgot to mention if it was TF-X or Hürjet sorry :/

 

[Ecderha]

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Deme.............
Dont say.........

 

[Yasar_TR]

For those of you who wish to discuss name issues for TFX , there is a dedicated thread.

TFX Name Suggestion Dıscussions

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please carry on there as all such posts have been moved to above address

 

[TheInsider]

2026 is a bit early IMHO. Aselsan can deliver BURFIS in late 2025 at the earliest mid-2026 is a more likely date. Serial production of TFX is very likely to start in 2028 but TuAF can get a few TFX in late 2026 for testing purposes.

 

[Anmdt]

Aw yis, sweet times. Though i would say Icarus's engine roars louder than TFX's

 

[UcanTost]

At this point I want to bring up this earlier post of mine regarding the agility of the TFX.

Kızılelma rocks, TFX follows !

Prf. Hayrani Öz made the calculations and I made the data conversions and visualization.
Which plane makes the level roll turn easier.
The larger the polygon area the better the performance.
TFX engine power increases will make it even more agile.

Maneuverability Comparison of Fighter Jets

I'll believe MIUS but stay sceptical about MMU. So far, its only claims.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1639543226901176320

İsmail Demir National Combat Aircraft's first flight;

"We will make the first flight is the end of 2024 and 2025. Let's give a later date, but be prepared for surprises. We will deliver it to our Air Force in 2030."

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1639540899033088002

Ismail Demir,
National Combat Aircraft will be more advanced than its counterparts

"The MMU will be a smart system. It will include systems such as artificial intelligence and cyber security. When we build the domestic engine, we can safely call it a 5th generation aircraft."

 

[Zafer]

I think 2030 delivery to the force indicates a TEI engine.

 

[Cabatli_TR]

Mr Demir: ""The locality rate of MMU at the prototype stage is around 50-60%, and in mass production it will be close to 80% in the future."