Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Türkiye Trains First Crew for Homegrown GOKBEY Helicopter


(MENAFN) Türkiye announced Tuesday that the inaugural flight crew assigned to the T-625 GOKBEY, a domestically built general-purpose helicopter poised to enter the Turkish Air Force's fleet, has finished its training program.

The National Defense Ministry said via the Turkish social media platform NSosyal that the crew had completed initial flight instruction at facilities belonging to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the company behind the aircraft's development.

“Another historic step for our national aviation. The first flight crew for our domestically developed and nationally produced general-purpose helicopter, the T-625 GOKBEY, which is preparing to join the Air Force inventory in October, has successfully completed its training at TAI facilities,” the ministry said.

“The personnel who will bring this outstanding platform, a product of Turkish engineering, to the skies in the most effective manner have proudly completed the challenging familiarization process,” it added.

The ministry accompanied the announcement with a photo showing the newly qualified crew.

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