TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

[Combat-Master]

No. Here are the things I know. (or think I know) I know that the new 3-blade propeller is made of carbon fiber and designed by Baykar. But I don't know which company produced it.

I'm not sure why it's not be promoted, perhaps they have presses/ovens that come from Europe so do not want to advertise incase they are quietly embargoed..

 

[Yasar_TR]

They were advertising aksungur with 750kg payload at 20kft, with 250kg payload at 35kft. Is that with pd170 or cd155 engines.

As far as I know, all earlier Aksungur planes in operation had 2 x PD155 engines. But now 2 x PD170 engines have been integrated.
This article now states that with these engines it can operate with 750kg external weight at 25Kft for 12 hours.

 

[Zafer]

Uçaksan's first plane that was introduced last week seems to use the same 3 blade carbon fiber propeller.

 

[Anmdt]

"I don't think so man. I'm pretty sure the one being built in the picture below, is the prototype we saw at TEKNOFEST. The Kızılelma stationed at the right doesn't have any access hatches, doesn't have the right radome. Its wings don't even fit. It also comes with a different livery. And I'm calling the one towards the left a "prototype" simply because of the visible compartments. That's not how you make a mock-up. Making a mock-up this intricate would be a total waste of time to begin with. So I do believe the one stationed below and the Kızılelma at TEKNOFEST are both the same prototypes. And I also believe it was confirmed numerous times that the model presented at TEKNOFEST was in fact a flying prototype." This is what I had to say regarding that. If what you say is true then it is safe to assume BAYKAR added access hatches, re-did the entire radome, added new wings, added control surfaces and changed its livery. I mean that's a lot of work, but I'm not gonna question it. So it's a mock-up then...

Again, using our common sense we can easily deduce a company will not bring a flying prototype from a fair to another fair and let the engineers and technicians wait for it to return, the schedule is tight and the actual prototype is occupied 7x24 by one of the teams, at least. I won't call the first one just a mock-up because it is not simply a wooden made model with outer details but mimics the actual product in many details and production techniques.

 

[Baryshx]

PD170, already in use with Anka, finally being used in Aksungur as well.
Most important statement in the article is the altitude at which Aksungur flew with her new engines; 40000ft ! Flying with Hurkus.

This engine will improve the flight envelope of the plane further.

What will be the fate of PD222?

 

[Yasar_TR]

What will be the fate of PD222?

This is an engine that develops high power for take off. So it was an engine that TEI was developing to be used on UAVs like TB3 for TCG Anadolu.
It’s cruise performance at high altitude is not as good as PD170. But gives very high power at take off. Unless Turkey gives up the notion of carrier operated UAVs, it should still be in development stage. In fact latest statements from TEI were along the lines of it still being developed. It is still in TEI site as an engine option.
TEI is also working on improving PD170 to obtain 10% more power and making it lighter by 10% too. But for these engines to find their way to flying platforms takes quite a long time.

https://www.tei.com.tr/en/products/tei-pd222st-turbodiesel-aviation-engine

 

[Agha Sher]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571162463164309504

TB2 in Togo. confirming the export

 

[Boz]

LETS GOOOO

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571182754561228800

 

[Oublious]

LETS GOOOO

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1571182754561228800

it is going fast.....


fast to the furious...

 

[Radonsider]

Look how small AI-25TLT is.

Covering up the nozzle wouldn't cause headaches then

 

[Cabatli_TR]

 

[Tsenal]

 

[Cabatli_TR]

Look how small AI-25TLT is.

Covering up the nozzle wouldn't cause headaches then

AI-25 diameter: 611mm
AI-322F diameter: 624mm
TF6000 diameter: ~800mm (?)

The turbofan engine space of Kizilelma is probably designed with the Tf6000 diameter in mind.

 

[Rodeo]

The pace of the company is unbelievable. I'm sure we'll get one hell of a documentary of this prototype after it makes its maiden flight. Kızılelma will send ripples across the globe when it starts hunting down enemy fighter jets. I'm stoked

 

[MADDOG]

Someone zoom in on the EOTS quick! I can't do it for whatever reason

 

[Radonsider]

Someone zoom in on the EOTS quick! I can't do it for whatever reason

it is just a mere millisecond

 

[Oublious]

Someone zoom in on the EOTS quick! I can't do it for whatever reason

ther is structure but it is open.


looks to small if you ask me, what kind EOTS are they going to use?

 

[MADDOG]

ther is structure but it is open.


looks to small if you ask me, what kind EOTS are they going to use?

Dunno man :/

 

[MADDOG]

Holy crap why so many ailerons

 

[Radonsider]

ther is structure but it is open.


looks to small if you ask me, what kind EOTS are they going to use?

We will see, we need to see.


But projects related to Kızılelma and TF-X are fully secret, we don't even know what's their official name etc