The T-925 Heavy Class General Purpose Helicopter developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) was showcased at IDEF’23.
TAI’s CEO, Temel Kotil, described the options and cockpit of the T-925 General Purpose Helicopter to Hürriyet, which was exhibited for the primary time in Türkiye.
He acknowledged, “It completes our range. This (T-925) is the final piece of the puzzle. It is the big sister of Gökbey. It can carry 20 people and has a weight capacity of 10 tons. It has a ramp at the back and can accommodate a jeep inside. It can land on our Anatolian aircraft carrier. It can be used both as a civilian and military helicopter. It can carry patients, passengers, and soldiers. If you mount weapons on it, it can also be armed. After the first flight, the helicopter’s name will be given by the President.”
Our T-925 helicopter will make its first flight in a 12 months and will likely be within the stock in 2026. We even have helicopters that may carry 12 folks.
This one is the bigger model. In addition to our T-129 Atak helicopter, we have now additionally developed the Atak-2 helicopter. Atak can carry 5 tons of explosives, whereas ATAK-2 can carry 1.5 tons of explosives.
Therefore, we’re assembly Türkiye’s wants for each barely smaller and bigger helicopters. Among these kind of helicopters, Sikorsky is the biggest. There are additionally Airbus helicopters, Boeing helicopters, and Leonardo.
The Russians and the Chinese even have helicopter firms. And then, there’s us. There aren’t any export restrictions for our T-925 General Purpose Helicopter. The first buyer is the General Directorate of Forestry, however the air, land, and naval forces will even be taken with it.
Sikorsky has offered round 3,000 helicopters, and we hope to promote almost a thousand.”
The T-925 General Purpose Helicopter has a really fashionable cockpit. Other helicopters don’t have such fashionable options. It was designed by a Turkish firm. The screens within the cockpit are touch-sensitive and of wonderful high quality.
The colours of our new design, created by our younger engineers, are extremely appreciated. The Chief of General Staffs of NATO international locations and international commanders additionally preferred it very a lot.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
