Turkish Aerospace Inc.
TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird)
built between
29 August 2013 to Present
Turkish Aerospace Inc.
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History Turkish Aerospace Inc.
TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird)
built between
29 August 2013 to Present
The TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird) is a tandem two-seat, low-wing, single-engine, turboprop aircraft being produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as a trainer and ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces. The aircraft is named after Vecihi Hürkuş, a World War I and Turkish Independence War veteran pilot, a Turkish aviation pioneer and the first Turkish airplane manufacturer
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Design and development
The TAI Hürkuş Development Program started with an agreement signed between Turkish Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (Savunma Sanayii Müsteşarlığı (SSM)) and TAI in March 2006. Under the agreement the company will design, manufacture and complete the civil certification the aircraft to European Aviation Safety Agency CS 23 standards.
By June 2012 the Hürkuş program had consumed one million man-hours with the work of 140 engineers. About a quarter of the Turkish engineers who have worked on Hürkuş are female, as well as two of the three project heads.
Variants
Hürkuş-C in the 2017 Paris Air Show - Hürkuş-A
- Basic version which has been certified with EASA according to CS-23 requirements. It is intended for the civilian market.
- In 2016, the Hürkuş-A trainer aircraft was awarded a CS-23 Validation Type Certificate by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and an Aircraft Type Certificate by the Turkish Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
- Hürkuş-B
- Advanced version with integrated avionics (including HUD, MFDs, and Mission Computer). Cockpit avionics layout is similar to F-16 and F-35 fighters. The Turkish Army has an order for 15 aircraft plus an option for 40 more. Deliveries are scheduled for mid 2017
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Turkish Aerospace Inc.
TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird)
built between
29 August 2013 to Present
Turkish Aerospace Inc. TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird) built between 29 August 2013 to Present
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 11.17 m (36 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
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Powerplant
- Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68T turboprop aircraft engine, 1,200 kW (1,600 shp)
- Propellers: 5-bladed Hartzell Propeller HC-B5MA-3
Specifications
- Maximum speed: 574 km/h
- Cruise speed: 463 km/h
- Stall speed: 143 km/h
- Range: 1,478 km (918 mi, 798 nmi) at 15000 ft (4572 m)
- Endurance: 4.25 hours at 15000 ft
- Service ceiling: 10,577 m
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TAI developed Hürkuş 2, which is modified, lighter and better version of Hürkuş aircraft. The first prototypes are on the assembly line and are expected to appear in 2025 and make their first flight. Deliveries are expected to begin soon after, in the same year
Turkish Aerospace Inc.
TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird)
In February 2017, photos were released by the Turkish MoD showing the prototype for armed version, the Hürkuş-C
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