4K footage of the flights
They are still young around 45, they have a good 30 years of livelihood in them and they will see to the successor matter. But once the Kızılelma does what is expected from it in all its varieties they need to find another big challenge to take on. I suggest they go for biped robots; both for military and civilian.I dont want to go off topic but at times im worried about Baykar after the brothers leave or retire.
We will not live forever there has been numerous cases of companies collapsing after the original founder.
Ferrari after Enzo Ferrari nearly collapsed until his protege Luca Di montezemolo steered the company away from banktrupcy. Lotus fell off especially in F1 due to Colin Chapman not having a proper successor.
I dont want to be doom and gloom but I hope Baykar will thrive with the brothers choosing a good successor for the future.
Hopefully the company is in good hands.
Some1 really need to tell TAI to take a page from Baykar's book about PR. Baykar's PR till this date is phenomenal
Especially the last 30 seconds have a very cinematic shooting and editing. I think Baykar is preparing an extraordinary documentary for the KE, ranging from design test phase to aggressive manoeuvring capability demonstration.4K footage of the flights
It is coming to Istanbul.KIZILELMA flying over the sea at 3000 feet
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Valkyrie is an obese cruise missile(2700kg MTOW) and what you quote is the flyaway cost. It doesn't include sensor payload or weapon payload. It is more like an advanced decoy than an unmanned fighter.A single Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie only costs $7,750,000 dollars in other words if the Kizilelma or Anka 3 costs more then that is a failure.
I think it's about the engine. KE's current engine is ridiculously underpowered.The videos of Hurjet's first flight shows how much underpowered KIZILELMA's airframe is. The differences of take-off speed, angle of attack, first flight altitude, landing speed etc. are prominent.
The videos of Hurjet's first flight shows how much underpowered KIZILELMA's airframe is. The differences of take-off speed, angle of attack, first flight altitude, landing speed etc. are prominent.
Due-to Length of wings , KE should land slower so KE can't approach at higher speeds. It will cause very hard landing and crush.The videos of Hurjet's first flight shows how much underpowered KIZILELMA's airframe is. The differences of take-off speed, angle of attack, first flight altitude, landing speed etc. are prominent.
KE is also a much lighter platform, hence the difference in take-off speed, landing speed/smoothness. But I agree with the rest
Due-to Length of wings , KE should land slower so KE can't approach at higher speeds. It will cause very hard landing and crush.