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[Yasar_TR]

True, but I wondered whether the TB2 was equipped with a Turkish engine instead of the Rotax?

Since I shared this info I have investigated further and found that Rotax 912 ULC has three blades. It could well be an improved version of Rotax. Of course a Ukrainian or TEI engine can not be ruled out either.

Whirlwind Rotax 912/914 Three Blade Propeller | Aircraft Spruce

Whirlwind Rotax 912/914 Three Blade Propeller The WhirlWind GA propeller series are ground pitch adjustable aircraft propellers featuring advanced aerodynamic and composite design.

www.aircraftspruce.com

 

[Zafer]

I asked google, google said;
A 2-blade propeller produces two pressure pulses per revolution, whereas a 3-blade propeller will produce three smaller pulses per revolution for the same amount of total thrust. As a result, the 3-blade prop will be inherently smoother and therefore quieter.

https://hartzellprop.com/are-more-p...uces,inherently oother and therefore quieter.

Same with helicopters, the two bladed ones caused the coining of the name chopper. Advanced helicopters use 5 blades if they are large.

 

[Huelague]

I asked google, google said;
A 2-blade propeller produces two pressure pulses per revolution, whereas a 3-blade propeller will produce three smaller pulses per revolution for the same amount of total thrust. As a result, the 3-blade prop will be inherently smoother and therefore quieter.

Are More Propeller Blades Better? - Hartzell Propeller

At Hartzell Propeller, one of the most frequently asked questions we receive from pilots and aviation enthusiasts is: “Are more propeller blades better?” The answer to this question depends on a number of factors, including the type of aircraft and engine, the function of the aircraft mission...

hartzellprop.com

I ask for a a quieter engine. He we go. A quieter engine.

 

[adenl]

Exactly 5 years ago ... # BayraktarTB2, which has just entered the inventory, has started to work. He has just completed the first 1000 hours on the mission. Now it has left 270,000 hours behind. Free and Independant in Our Skies ...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1336635643506667521

 

[Fuzuli NL]

Exactly 5 years ago ... # BayraktarTB2, which has just entered the inventory, has started to work. He has just completed the first 1000 hours on the mission. Now it has left 270,000 hours behind. Free and Independant in Our Skies ...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1336635643506667521

Bayraktar TB2 has been a blessing to our fire power, development and delivery speed was incredible and still is.

 

[Anmdt]

Since I shared this info I have investigated further and found that Rotax 912 ULC has three blades. It could well be an improved version of Rotax. Of course a Ukrainian or TEI engine can not be ruled out either.

Whirlwind Rotax 912/914 Three Blade Propeller | Aircraft Spruce

Whirlwind Rotax 912/914 Three Blade Propeller The WhirlWind GA propeller series are ground pitch adjustable aircraft propellers featuring advanced aerodynamic and composite design.

www.aircraftspruce.com

Sale of Rotax was suspended, wasn't it?

 

[Yasar_TR]

Sale of Rotax was suspended, wasn't it?

Yes it was. But we don’t know if the TB2 that the Azerbaijanis have been parading were delivered to them before or after suspension.

 

[dustdevil]

Since I shared this info I have investigated further and found that Rotax 912 ULC has three blades. It could well be an improved version of Rotax. Of course a Ukrainian or TEI engine can not be ruled out either.

Whirlwind Rotax 912/914 Three Blade Propeller | Aircraft Spruce

Whirlwind Rotax 912/914 Three Blade Propeller The WhirlWind GA propeller series are ground pitch adjustable aircraft propellers featuring advanced aerodynamic and composite design.

www.aircraftspruce.com

Rotax is the engine manufacturer and they don't produce propellers as far as I know. Customer can choose the propeller if there are more options for the same engine.

For example, this company has a 2 bladed and a 3 bladed propeller for 912 (probably not the same as in the recent photos, but gives an idea): https://www.sensenich.com/engine-suitability/rotax-912/

So we can't be certain about engine change.

 

[Saithan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1336916052219871234

PR by others is best sales pitch

 

[dustdevil]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1336916052219871234

PR by others is best sales pitch

Any idea which article from Defense Post is the source?

 

[Bogeyman]

TEI developed the PG115 engine project for Heronlar and integrated it in 2015.(he says so @Turan Oguz ) TEI General Manager Mahmut Aksit stated that PG115 had left 30 thousand hours of flight time behind as of December 2020.

İlk milli İHA motorumuz 30 bin uçuş saatini gördü

Son dönemlerde en çok konuşulan konulardan biri hiç şüphesiz milli sistemlerin motorları… Bu alanda da yerli üretime yönelen Türkiye, Heron’lar için kendi ürettiği milli PG115 motorunda 30 bin saat uçuş süresine ulaştı.

www.trthaber.com

 

[Cabatli_TR]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1337369548727738371

 

[Fuzuli NL]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1337369548727738371

Spot on indeed!
It has to be a Brit to stand and tell it as it is!
No bias, just plain facts based on evidence.

 

[bsruzm]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1337431443946041347

 

[Saithan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1336737296184434689

German minister next in line to praise tb2

 

[Yasar_TR]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1336737296184434689

German minister next in line to praise tb2

She should start negotiations with Turkey to purchase Anka , TB2 duo. That would be a good start for them. We may even agree on some degree of production under license!!

 

[mulj]

What is next ongoing Seldzuk project?

 

[Reviewbrah]

What is next ongoing Seldzuk project?

 

[mulj]

Truly remarkable, any given timeline?

 

[Anmdt]

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Let them first finish Akıncı with promised MTOW, service ceiling and AESA radar.
The goal of project is not developing something with two PD170 MALE, TAI has already done that part within YFYK UAV.

Akıncı project was intended for high altitude , high payload. It is not completed unless these requirements have been met, thus payload and altitude similar to Aksungur should not be accepted as completion or interim product.

And yes all these projects were in road-map prepared by SSB- TAF, for whom still thinks Baykar was innovative and named this UAV as Akıncı , it was already named such before being developed by Baykar, same for MIUS which is not yet decided to be developed by whom.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/967773710349422593