Türkiye’s first indigenous supersonic combat aircraft makes maiden flight

Türkiye’s first indigenous supersonic combat aircraft makes maiden flight

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The single-engine plane fulfills a essential position in fashionable pilot coaching by means of its superior efficiency traits.

The aircraft is aiming to replace ageing jet trainers, and to be used as Advanced Jet Trainers
The plane is aiming to interchange ageing jet trainers, and for use as Advanced Jet Trainers
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 Hurjet, Türkiye’s first indigenous supersonic fight plane, has made its maiden flight the nation’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Twitter.

The plane is the fruit of a sophisticated jet coach and light-weight assault plane undertaking that was launched in 2017 by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).

The single-engine plane fulfills a essential position in fashionable pilot coaching by means of its superior efficiency traits due to its tandem seat with fashionable avionics and high-performance options, in line with TAI.

The plane is aiming to interchange ageing jet trainers, and to be “used as Advanced Jet Trainers as a result of growing variety of fifth technology plane (TFX, F-35, and many others.) and their altering configurations,” it stated.

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The 13.4-metre (44 ft) Hurjet has a wingspan of 9.5 meters (31 ft).

Türkiye has develop into a provider nation for the defence trade, with its merchandise utilized by many armies, the president additionally underlined.

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Source: TRTWorld and businesses

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