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Well I will eat a Landing Gear if TAI TF-X rolls out in 2023. See the Korean's T-50 they made that but still got the Triumph Group to make their 5th gen fuselage for K21. Control Laws for fighter take lots of time and Hurjet is hardly intended to be a fighter. Then they get tested a lot to finetune. Then you get the AESA radar which needs to be flown a lot to optimize algos in supersonic testbeds. Then RAMs RAS on top of fighter aircraft composites , IR control material, supersonic nozzle with stealth. Then manufacturing technologies for bulkhead ,actuators, etc. Its like jumping 10 floors at the same time. Turkey's drone achievements are enviable and top class but supersonic manned fighters are an entirely different ballgame from turboprop uavs.
Tell me why will BAE guys will make something and hand over IPR to TAI no one does that if there is no strong business case. And then there is Know How to Know Why transition.
@Ajax01 Are you still maintaining your position?
 

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Be careful some experts here and maybe from F-16.net are going to give the kizilelma drone a hard time saying not stealth because of having canards, I had a fair share of these experts at the Su-57 thread, you have been warned. :yawn:
 

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I have just read wikipedia and something about the Kızılelma drone pisses me off.

Please dont fucking tell me that Turkey put all their eggs in one basket to have the Ukrainians develop the engines for the drone. Please tell me that Turkey has an alternative engine thats developed for the drone. I am pissed off as it is that the TFX has to rely on another foreign country for their engines.
 

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I have just read wikipedia and something about the Kızılelma drone pisses me off.

Please dont fucking tell me that Turkey put all their eggs in one basket to have the Ukrainians develop the engines for the drone. Please tell me that Turkey has an alternative engine thats developed for the drone. I am pissed off as it is that the TFX has to rely on another foreign country for their engines.
TF6000(6.000lbf dry, 10.000lbf wet thrust)




Technical Specifications

  • Dry thrust (SLS, ISA): 6.000 lbf
  • Dimensions: 860x1100x2250mm
  • By-pass Ratio (SLS, ISA): 1,08
  • Specific Fuel Consumption (lbf/lbs.h): 0,70
  • Configuration
    • Fan: 2 stage axial
    • Compressor: 6 stage axial
    • Turbine: 1 stage HPT - 1 stage LPT
    • Combustion Chamber: Through Flow

The first prototype is being built and the first run is in 2023.


Additional info, not only BAYKAR but TAI also has a stealthy drone project. It's first flight is in February 2023. A journalist has reported that its MTOW between 6.000-7.000 kg. But we have no picture of it yet.
 

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Intresting stuff
Let's see what comes next View attachment 183818
If I had a dime everytime a person praises SpaceX without giving credit to NASA, I would be a billionaire. This guy above is fucking clueless. SpaceX derived 90% of their IP from open source (I mean only to US companies) and public IP and research. The reusable thing? That wasn't SpaceX, it was NASA's Delta Clipper. SpaceX based their technology base on that foundation. And it was Blue Origin that came up with the reusable rocket first. All those cryoengine technology? That came from NASA. Sure SpaceX is taking it up another notch but they didn't start from scratch. Whereas in Turkey, they basically would have to come up from scratch.
 

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Wrong, not 360 but 270, need rear rf sensor to meet 360 like fgfa.
Hello everyone I read a lot of triggering things about our defense industry on this forum and don't know where to start to give right info about that assumptions. Let's start with this one.

Bruh there wont be only one AESA on TFX one of them will at 6 of the jet. Between the engines.

P.S. everybody says: yes you did it because you're on NATO yeah you achieved that because of NATO etc. LMAO! These days we feel like we're in nato to defend ourrself from NATO. They don't give us shït! Should I mention CAATSA? Sorry but I can't accept undermining our gifted engineers efforts. Thanks
 
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Hello everyone I read a lot of triggering things about our defense industry on this forum and don't know where to start to give right info about that assumptions. Let's start with this one.

Bruh there wont be only one AESA on TFX one of them will at 6 of the jet. Between the engines.

P.S. everybody says: yes you did it because you're on NATO yeah you achieved that because of NATO etc. LMAO! These days we feel like we're in nato to defend ourrself from NATO. They don't give us shït! Should I mention CAATSA? Sorry but I can't accept undermining our gifted engineers efforts. Thanks
Yeah actually I relied on forum for info regarding Turkish industry and tech but after many news about production and prototype I went to other pages forums sites to understand Turkish defense systems
After that I realized as of we are speaking about tfx I don't want to bring other weapons into picture for now that turkey is really advanced in techs like radar electronics and sensors
They even started developing those things way before than us with a national goal It seems u guys have already made the planning and execution dates hears back but with less international reporting
Earlier I used to think that u are doing licensed manufacturing but later on I understood that u have manufactured many parts and also have critical techs of many subsystems
 

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Quick question, Is the FCS being developed in house? How many LRUs are sourced within turkey? Was CFD Analysis of design carried out in house or help taken from BAE?
1. Is the FCS being developed in house?
- Yes.
2. How many LRUs are sourced within turkey?
- I don't know and I think it's early for LRU info. But the CEO has said countless times that every subcomponent of TFX has to be produced in Turkey for independence and to be complete ITAR free. Last year, I remember him saying, "if Turkey cannot make ejection seats in-house the project will fail." to emphasize the IP ownership and local production.
3. Was CFD Analysis of design carried out in house or help taken from BAE?
- The CDR hasn't been carried out yet(in 2024). BAE Systems was part of the PDR and they said they want to continue to support the project with CDR as well but TAI hasn't given its decision yet.

British Giant BAE Systems Wants to Deepen Relations with Turkish TF-X

Edit: I just realized I read your last question wrong and thought you're asking about CDR. I won't delete it though.
Regarding your question, TAI conducts the numerical analysis(they have powerful supercomputers) in-house but since I'm not working for the company, I wouldn't know how much help was taken from BAE.
 

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You think equipping the aircraft will take more than a year?
No. I think indigenous subsytems have not been developed or tested as such it can't be put in the aircraft.
For example, has the AESA radar flown on a supersonic testbed yet? If not, how will they refine the algos and test all the modes? It takes a flight regime of 3 years at the very least to just optimize the radar given there are no teething issues (which are expected for most airborne FCR). Has the IWB aerodynamics been done inhouse? Do you have pics of that?
I think most of these are supplied to Turkey as 'black box' tech by its Western partners. After all 100 million pounds in the PDR stage itself to BAE is a lot of money(though not enough for a full 5th gen).
 

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No. I think indigenous subsytems have not been developed or tested as such it can't be put in the aircraft.
For example, has the AESA radar flown on a supersonic testbed yet? If not, how will they refine the algos and test all the modes? It takes a flight regime of 3 years at the very least to just optimize the radar given there are no teething issues (which are expected for most airborne FCR). Has the IWB aerodynamics been done inhouse? Do you have pics of that?
I think most of these are supplied to Turkey as 'black box' tech by its Western partners. After all 100 million pounds in the PDR stage itself to BAE is a lot of money(though not enough for a full 5th gen).
We're talking about roll-out. The aircraft won't enter service by 2028 at the earliest. AESA or EOTS or other non-ready systems won't be included in this first prototype. And this prototype is not even flight-worthy. So we have plenty of times to test those systems by IOC. I thought this was clear.
 

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We're talking about roll-out. The aircraft won't enter service by 2028 at the earliest. AESA or EOTS or other non-ready systems won't be included in this first prototype. And this prototype is not even flight-worthy. So we have plenty of times to test those systems by IOC. I thought this was clear.
Then you can just put that airframe on a stretcher and use some 30kN engine for taxying and still call it roll out.
 

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Then you can just put that airframe on a stretcher and use some 30kN engine for taxying and still call it roll out.
Now that's a stretch. What is the point of putting AESA on a prototype that's going to be used for ground testing?

In 2017, it was announced that TFX would roll-out on March 18th, 2023, and first flight in 2025. That was five years ago and the deadline still holds today. No unforseen problem yet. We know what will be ready by what time and what will not be.
 

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We're talking about roll-out. The aircraft won't enter service by 2028 at the earliest. AESA or EOTS or other non-ready systems won't be included in this first prototype. And this prototype is not even flight-worthy. So we have plenty of times to test those systems by IOC. I thought this was clear.
It's not enough to fly the radar on a fighter class aircraft during development. You will need extra space and power for monitoring and diagnostics hence the radar flying testbed is usually something larger like a business jet .
If you have info on the Turkish ecm range it would be appreciated.
 

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Hello everyone I read a lot of triggering things about our defense industry on this forum and don't know where to start to give right info about that assumptions. Let's start with this one.

Bruh there wont be only one AESA on TFX one of them will at 6 of the jet. Between the engines.

P.S. everybody says: yes you did it because you're on NATO yeah you achieved that because of NATO etc. LMAO! These days we feel like we're in nato to defend ourrself from NATO. They don't give us shït! Should I mention CAATSA? Sorry but I can't accept undermining our gifted engineers efforts. Thanks
F35 vs TFX(Sensor Suite):

F35:
  • EOTS (MWIR Forward Looking IR + IRST)
  • DAS (360⁰ IR Situation awareness + IRST)
  • Nose GaAs AESA radar
  • MADL protected data transfer and communication in-flight F35s


MMU:
  • BEOS (L/MWIR MCT (NAR project)) FLIR and targeting system for air to air/air to ground missions (F35 EOTS equivalent)
  • Nose sensor: Infrared Search and tracking (F35 have EOTS + DAS used as IRST)
  • Yıldırım DIRCM: Infrared counter measure (F35 don't have DIRCM yet)
  • Nose GaN AESA + Side looking GaN AESA radars for 360⁰ situation awareness and tracking (F35 don't have 360 degree radar coverage capability)
  • FSS 360⁰ Situation awareness + UV solar blind MWS (F35 DAS equivalent)
  • IVDL protected data transfer and communication with in-flight TFXs (F35 MADL equivalent)

by Cabatli
Seriously, how many active AESA radar for TFX ? 3 or 6 ?
According to you everything about your defense industry in this forum is wrong ??then why are not correcting them ?
 

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He is talking about the recent flood. Rescuing from humanitarian crisis. Another example of clickbait title. Without any context..


"The images that emerged after the flood disaster that flooded a significant part of Pakistan broke our hearts. We have mobilized the means at our disposal for the people of Pakistan. In order to overcome these difficult days, we will continue to stand by Pakistan in the future as we have done in the past."
Can also be applied to military.
 

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