You can take out expensive parts from inside a TB2 and use it instead with better success if you need a large drone.
We saw the Succes when a ukrainian modified Sport Plane hit a UAV Production plant in Kazan Russia. Would it not mske Sense to modify Troy T-200 as Kamikaze UAV ?
TROY T200 - UÇAKSAN HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYİ
Our T200 model is our VLA type aircraft with the most powerful technical features in its class. It has a carbon composite body, Glass Cockpit and strong aerodynamics. It can be used in pilot training, general aviation, agriculture and observation purposes. Avionics SystemsGarmin G3X TouchGarmin...www.ucaksan.aero
New Turkish training, general-purpose aircraft makes runway debut
A Turkish aviation company announced Friday that the taxi tests of its latest training and general-purpose aircraft, the Troy T200, have been completed....www.dailysabah.com
in our case Guess Super Şimşek is asigned to decoy and Kamikaze Drone role
They asked the government for support and complained that no one was interested in them. The Troy T200 never made its first flight. The head of the company, Balci, announced last year that they were leaving Türkiye. Where? was not said. Why didn't the state support them? unclear. It's a pity.We saw the Succes when a ukrainian modified Sport Plane hit a UAV Production plant in Kazan Russia. Would it not mske Sense to modify Troy T-200 as Kamikaze UAV ?
TROY T200 - UÇAKSAN HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYİ
Our T200 model is our VLA type aircraft with the most powerful technical features in its class. It has a carbon composite body, Glass Cockpit and strong aerodynamics. It can be used in pilot training, general aviation, agriculture and observation purposes. Avionics SystemsGarmin G3X TouchGarmin...www.ucaksan.aero
New Turkish training, general-purpose aircraft makes runway debut
A Turkish aviation company announced Friday that the taxi tests of its latest training and general-purpose aircraft, the Troy T200, have been completed....
If something requires a big goverment support it is best a government company like TAI make it.
Of course you can not employ one company to do everything but what the Uçaksan Company attempted to do requires way more effort that that small company can afford. That's because they wanted to make a training aircraft that requires a rigorous certification process. I have to repeat the saying "If you want to have a small fortune in aviation start with a big one". Even TAI have a project to make training aircraft for civilian airline pilots which we have not heard of in a long time.
People struggle to understand that civilian projects and military projects are fundamentally different. Troy T200, a civilian aircraft, should generate revenue, while MMU will not even amortize the project. So, the government is expected to pay for MMU since it is needed for state security, but why should the government pay for Troy T200 when there is no revenue in it? Are we expecting to learn something when TUSAŞ already made Hürkuş, Hürjet, and even MMU flying? What is the benefit of it to the state of Türkiye to have Troy T200?
In what way is it better than a TB2 while TB2 itself was developed using an LSA as a test plane. It is like undeveloping a TB2 to get an LSA which is far behind TB2 which has an optimized aerodynamics and everything else. An LSA only helps if you already have them in stock and want to trick enemy air defenses into action and raid them with radar homing munition.
If they would use a cheaper engine it's a good option. As this is a kamikaze drone doesn't need an engine that needs to be working for 100s of hours.
We don't have to copy everything Ukraine does. Half the staff they do is out of desperation, even if they work.
There is no short life engine in this class.
