(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Türkiye's light attack aircraft Hürjet has successfully passed
its first engine start test, Defense Industries Presidency head
Ismail Demir has announced, trend reports citing daily
news .
We, as the Turkish defense industry, continue our work at full
speed on the 100th anniversary of our republic. Hürjet started its
engine! Now it's time to fly,” Demir tweeted, sharing the images
demonstrating the joy of the engineers and personnel working on the
project developed by the Turkish Aerospace Industries.
The aircraft is scheduled to meet with the skies on March 18,
while it is aimed to produce two Hürjet every month after 2025.
According to the information obtained from defense sources, it will
be able to use nine different kinds of ammunition developed with
domestic means.
The single-engine Hürjet, which will harbor a tandem cockpit, is
also expected to play a crucial role in modern warplane
training.
Moreover, it will be able to perform roles such as combat
readiness transition training, air patrol (armed and unarmed), and
aerobatic demonstration.
The aircraft will be around 14 meters long, with a wingspan of
9.5 meters, can reach a speed of 1.4 mach, and can fly at a maximum
level of 45,000 feet.
The project was initiated to be included in the inventory
instead of the T-38 aircraft used within the scope of Jet
Evolvement Training and the F-5 aircraft used in the acroteam
flights.
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