The TF-X (Turkish Fighter - Experimental)

[Canardzz]

UPDATE

-TF-X expected to perform her maiden flight in 2024.
-Landing gears were delivered yesterday by TAAC, they will be installed on the aircraft together with the engines in two weeks.

NEWLY OBTAINED INFO

-The current prototype has over 170.000 drills. Although the majority of the work is currently being done by technicians, in 4-5 years the process will be automated.
-TAI personnel are working on the aircraft 24/7, literally.
-Over 3000 engineers working directly to the program.
-Experienced Turkish engineers working abroad are being utilized as well.
-The fuselage has 4 sections. The mid fuselage was built vertically (like the F-35).

 

[Canardzz]

TF-X's front landing gear has been installed today

 

[ARTESH]

Maiden flight? You mean the first test flights? Or something different?

 

[Canardzz]

Maiden flight? You mean the first test flights? Or something different?

I'm referring to her first flight. The casual 30 minute hop.

 

[ARTESH]

I'm referring to her first flight. The casual 30 minute hop.

Thanks mate! Best wishes for her and her crew.

 

[Canardzz]

Thanks mate! Best wishes for her and her crew.

Thanks for your good wishes mate! Hopefully she will have an uneventful test calendar ahead of her. Also wishing the very best for her flight crew as you said! (there are many foreigners in the photo so it's difficult to identify them).

 

[Admiral Beez]

The TF-X (Turkish Fighter - Experimental) is a proposed all-season air superiority twin-engine fighter developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in collaboration with BAE Systems.

Will BAe will pursue this project with Turkey or even Britain's own Tempest program now that they're dealing with Japan and Italy?

Japan, Britain and Italy to build jet fighter together

Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a ground-breaking partnership spanning Europe and Asia that is Japan's first major industrial defence collaboration beyond the United States since World War Two.

www.reuters.com

 

[Canardzz]

Will BAe will pursue this project with Turkey or even Britain's own Tempest program now that they're dealing with Japan and Italy?

Japan, Britain and Italy to build jet fighter together

Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a ground-breaking partnership spanning Europe and Asia that is Japan's first major industrial defence collaboration beyond the United States since World War Two.

www.reuters.com

They were very keen on working with TAI from the very beginning. They just started hiring people for the stage 2 of the program.

 

[ARTESH]

Thanks for your good wishes mate! Hopefully she will have an uneventful test calendar ahead of her. Also wishing the very best for her flight crew as you said! (there are many foreigners in the photo so it's difficult to identify them).

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That would be an interesting experience for them, specially that they come from different parts of world...

Managing and it's issues, aside, the security of such groups, is very important! Being said that Turkey is Iran's backyard, and with events going on my country, and things I've seen, and foreigners, have heard, these lunatics can and will do anything to protect / prolong their reign.

I wish best things for every single person.

 

[Canardzz]

That would be an interesting experience for them, specially that they come from different parts of world...

Managing and it's issues, aside, the security of such groups, is very important! Being said that Turkey is Iran's backyard, and with events going on my country, and things I've seen, and foreigners, have heard, these lunatics can and will do anything to protect / prolong their reign.

I wish best things for every single person.

They are actually all ITPS graduates posing for a family photo. There is a Turkish test team in there. The rest won't participate on the TF-X program Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Canardzz]

TF-X's engines have been tested for the first time. According to some sources they're already integrated onto the fuselage.

 

[Canardzz]

Someone is gonna be in trouble for leaking this...

 

[SaparotRob]

Do we know which brand of 8 track cassette player it has?

 

[Torch]

Starting to all look alike.

 

[Canardzz]

Do we know which brand of 8 track cassette player it has?

Once they install the avionics I'm pretty sure they'll let you in.

 

[Canardzz]

TF-X GTU-0 is apparently good to go. All systems have been integrated onto the aircraft. Gotta wait for the rollout now.

 

[GrauGeist]

Do we know which brand of 8 track cassette player it has?

The Iranian Qaher-313 has the Pioneer cassette deck, this fighter is much more high-tech and most likely has a Blaupunk 6-CD changer with a sub-amp.

 

[Canardzz]

TAI TF-X from the front

 

[Canardzz]

-TF-X will make her maiden flight in 2023.

-A documentary is being filmed.

-The flight control systems, engines and the hydraulic systems were integrated without issues.

-TF-X's engines were planned to be integrated in 2 days. It took TAI 2 hours to get it done.

 

[Canardzz]

TAI TF-X has officially started her engines