TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[dBSPL]

OFFICIAL VIDEO

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760235988750680501

Görgün: "Through KAAN, we will bring not only a 5th generation fighter jet, but also technologies that few countries in the world possess."

 

[Gary]

It does look a lot more beautiful once airborne.

Congratulations for the first flight of KAAN

 

[Spitfire9]

Congratulations to TAI and all contributors to Kaan's development. And congratulations to Turkiye for taking on a 5G project and getting it into the skies.

 

[Joe mark]

Wow, historic day for Turkey and turkish people, my deepest congratulations

 

[PutinBro]

OFFICIAL VIDEO

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760235988750680501

Beautiful bird indeed!

 

[dBSPL]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760243752021492171

The first photo is one of the posters used by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation in old times. The one on the right shows what happens when these seeds grow and flourish.

*The poster says "build your own aircraft" under a drawing of an fighter jet. Probably a reference to the embargoes of the 70s.

 

[Baryshx]

OFFICIAL VIDEO

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760235988750680501

 

[dBSPL]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760238629220241521

TAAC landing gears


Trivia: If I am not wrong, KAAN means ear in Indian (Kağan, meaning king of kings, is used as Khan in South Asia). Given the huge radome on the front of the aircraft and the different compartments reserved for the various radar systems, the Hindi meaning in a way defines the aircraft. Meanwhile AMCA, the name of India's next generation fighter jet project, means father's brother, in Turkish dialects. AMCA was one of the earliest of the non-US next-generation fighter jet programs started one of the earliest, which in a way is an irony with its Turkish means. Young people who were waiting for AMCA have become uncles today.

 

[Melkör]

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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.

*

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