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Maybe someday KE powered by EJ200. Let me dream...
Kızılelma started with cheaper engines to emerge as an affordable piece of equipment however its evolving capabilities justify a bigger price and a more expensive engine along with it. TF10000 will probably move the performance needle up like 10% which will give the bare minimum it needs. Moving up a rumoured Baykar engine will double the power in like 4 years in which case EJ200 is only like another 12% on top of it. So it depends on whether Baykar's engine efforts will pan out in a reasonable timeframe if EJ200 will have a chance. Probably though because the Baykar engine and the EJ200 have similar specs they can be interchangable in an upgraded Kızılelma. Even this scenario is challenged by a twin 10.000k engine version that will give similar power levels. Baykar is quick in their dealings, if the European market embraces the idea of an EJ200 powered Kızılelma Baykar can make it in the Italian ecosystem.
 

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Kızılelma started with cheaper engines to emerge as an affordable piece of equipment however its evolving capabilities justify a bigger price and a more expensive engine along with it. TF10000 will probably move the performance needle up like 10% which will give the bare minimum it needs. Moving up a rumoured Baykar engine will double the power in like 4 years in which case EJ200 is only like another 12% on top of it. So it depends on whether Baykar's engine efforts will pan out in a reasonable timeframe if EJ200 will have a chance. Probably though because the Baykar engine and the EJ200 have similar specs they can be interchangable in an upgraded Kızılelma. Even this scenario is challenged by a twin 10.000k engine version that will give similar power levels. Baykar is quick in their dealings, if the European market embraces the idea of an EJ200 powered Kızılelma Baykar can make it in the Italian ecosystem.
Did anyone other than Tolga Özbek talk about an Baykar made 20.000 lb engine? Is it even confirmed by Baykar?
 

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Did anyone other than Tolga Özbek talk about an Baykar made 20.000 lb engine? Is it even confirmed by Baykar?
Baykar talked about an engine but didn't specify a power level. Now that TEI is making the TF10k engine Baykar must be making an engine on another level. Considering that a 20k engine can also be used on Hürjet and possible other variants it makes sense to think that Baykar is making such an engine.
 
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