Turkey's "next-generation" domestic Khan completed its first flight on February 21, and the Turkish military company recently announced that the aircraft will begin flying on February 21. Although Turkey initially planned to postpone the first flight by about 2 months, the first flight was still a momentous moment for the Turkish aviation industry.
The performance of "Khan" during the assessment)
About the boring "next generation" of the "next generation").
As can be seen from the image, under the escort of the F-16D fighters of the Turkish Air Force, the first flight of the "Khan" was very smooth, there was no special move, but it circled in the air for a week, and then landed on the ground, and during the first flight, it did not even retract the landing gear, indicating that its first flight did not reach the maximum limit.
Erdogan spoke highly of the "Khan" fighter. ）
In fact, being able to land the "Khan" smoothly can be regarded as a great contribution to Turkey's space industry. It is Turkey's first manned aircraft, which was developed and manufactured entirely by the country's aviation industry. At one time, Turkey had the largest F-35 "4S shop + factory" in Asia and Europe, but Turkey's achievements in the aviation industry were not high.
UAV "Anka-3").
Although Turkey has successfully developed the Anka-3 unmanned aerial wing unmanned aerial vehicle and its TB-2 reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle has also performed well, this has not improved Turkey's capabilities in this area in any way. However, the first flight of "Khan" has pushed the Turkish aviation industry from a toddler to the world's top sports power.
American F-22 fighter).
In terms of appearance, this "Khan" fighter is similar to the American F-22 and F-35. Despite the fact that the DSI air intake has already been installed on fifth-generation fighters such as the J-20 and F-35, the Turkish "Khan" still maintains an air intake similar to that of the F-22. However, it is not news that other parts of the aircraft, such as the swept vertical tail and the trapezoidal vertical tail used by the F-22, are very similar to those of the F-35. Turkey has a high level of secrecy about this fighter, the engine and ** system are not yet clear.
The Khan's appearance is somewhat similar to that of the F-22, but it is also somewhat similar. ）
But it can't stop some people from hyping it, because this is the first flight, and many people think that this is a fierce rival to the FC-31. Although the technical content of this fighter is not known, it is reasonable to assume that the Khan is superior to the FC-31. In fact, given Turkey's current air power, no one knows exactly who is behind the "Khan".
The "fifth-generation aircraft" have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and some large countries that have no aviation industry foundation have even put the "fifth-generation aircraft" on their lips in an attempt to make a name for themselves, but the difficulty of developing the fifth-generation aircraft is quite large. Taking the British "Storm" as an example, the British side said that at least after 2025, although the United Kingdom is a power in the field of aviation, it has only stayed on the blueprint until now.
The first flight went smoothly and has not yet been completed. ）
Would Britain hope for such an outcome? Obviously not, the fifth-generation aircraft, the "sixth-generation aircraft", even Britain itself is very difficult, not to mention the most basic training aircraft of Pakistan, Turkey can come up with a good fifth-generation aircraft.
Finally, according to Turkish plans, "Khan" will be delivered to Turkey in 2029, and the second stage will be delivered to them in 2033. No one knows that the FC-31 has been deeply modified several times, and by 2029, Turkey's next-generation fighter will obviously not be able to compare with the FC-31, not to mention that Turkey itself has no bottom in his heart, so it is completely unnecessary to discuss whether it will become the enemy of the FC-31 before mass production.