12.229 meters40,122 ft to be precise!
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12.229 meters40,122 ft to be precise!
Can be 40,170 ft to be more accurate?40,122 ft to be precise!
They blurred the indicated airspeed from videos but it’s still visible elsewhere in the photos. I think I could understand the user interface a bit and because it’s not super secret I’ll try to describe:AKINCI . in ft!
AKINCI B just broke his altitude record.
It reached the highest altitude ever reached by a national and original design aircraft.
Good luck to our country and our nation.
My guess is its top true airspeed can be 258 kts / 478 km/h going from engine power.They blurred the indicated airspeed from videos but it’s still visible elsewhere in the photos. I think I interpreted the used interface a bit and because it’s not super secret I’ll try to describe:
In the first photo It is doing around 196 kts true airspeed which was the cruise spec for Akıncı but could be coincidence because it should go faster at a lower altitude due to engine performance. Second screen shows indicated airspeed of 100 kts. The ground speed is higher due to winds at the altitude.
Could it be maximum speed? The load on engine seems fairly high so possible… flightradar24 track shows higher ground speed this could be due to gps/flightradar error or it can go faster up to 270 kts true airspeed with 140 knots indicated speed.
On the second screen we can also see maximum and minimum command speeds. The lower is 77 knots, which could be stall speed with or without flaps. The highest speed is 242 knots indicated but this could only happen in a dive or low altitude…
indicated airspeed= related with aerodynamics, what aircraft feels, caused by air pressure
True airspeed= speed relative to air molecules
Groundspeed=speed relative to ground
Groundspeed=true airspeed + wind
The commanded indicated airspeed is 115 kts on the second photo, actual airspeed is 103 kts so the engine is trying to accelerate the aircraft, causing higher engine load. At this command speed the true airspeed would be around ~220 kts. 253 kts would be quite possible. If you believe flightradar24 data it might have reached to around 270kts during some parts of the flight but I can’t be sure due to GPS jamming and possible flightradar24 glitches.My guess is its top true airspeed can be 253 kts / 475 km/h going from engine power.
I am actually making this guess purely based on available engine power.The commanded indicated airspeed is 115 kts on the second photo, actual airspeed is 103 kts so the engine is trying to accelerate the aircraft, causing higher engine load. At this command speed the true airspeed would be around ~220 kts. 253 kts would be quite possible. If you believe flightradar24 data it might have reached to around 270kts during some parts of the flight but I can’t be sure due to GPS jamming and possible flightradar24 glitches.
I am actually making this guess purely based on available engine power.
My guess is 252 kts / 466 km/h to put more precisely.
We will see when it is announced.
They will not waste their time awaiting for the maintenance (doubt if they can even maintain those). They will swap the E/O and the drone will continue its schedule with minimal maintenance.And what are Ukrainians gonna do with those flir camera's? It's only worth something if it is placed on a drone
I wonder if the E/O on TB2 to Ukraine is using Wescam. I think it may be since Canada announced the aid. It would be really ridiculous otherwise.They will not waste their time awaiting for the maintenance (doubt if they can even maintain those). They will swap the E/O and the drone will continue its schedule with minimal maintenance.
The train bombing scene had the usual GUI but the quality was a bit low, like Aselsan CATS. It could be due to capturing a monitor screen by a phone though and I don’t think if CATS is used the GUI/symbology would remain the same.I wonder if the E/O on TB2 to Ukraine is using Wescam. I think it may be since Canada announced the aid. It would be really ridiculous otherwise.
Would Aselsans E/O on TB2 use same configuration as Wescam. Wouldn't there be a difference in programming to a certain degree including calibration ?
Unless Canada embargoes the export customer, then TB2s are delivered with Wescam E/O upon customer request.I wonder if the E/O on TB2 to Ukraine is using Wescam. I think it may be since Canada announced the aid. It would be really ridiculous otherwise.
Would Aselsans E/O on TB2 use same configuration as Wescam. Wouldn't there be a difference in programming to a certain degree including calibration ?