Turkey Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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Akinci B took off with max load (of 1500kg) for acceptance test of the TurAF.
It's Teber-82, not 84.
It is coming...
The one with exposed paneling looks like an actual prototype.
It's clearly a mk84 sized bomb. Furthermore it lacks the seeker at the front that the Teber-82 should have.
I'm not sure, the wings and vertical stabilizers look a bit weird to me.
There are no flaps, slats, rudders, elevators or trim tabs. This might just be an another "production development model" but it looks more prototype-ish at the very least. But if it were to make maiden flight next year acc. to their statements/schedule, this has to be the prototype. Time will tell.
I also wonder what the radar is going to be. Are they just gonna use the Aselsan AESA radar that's been developed for the Akinci or an upgraded version is on the pipeline?
