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Wen Zhanhai. According to the global network, the Turkish Defense Industry Corporation announced that on February 21, local time, the "next-generation" fighter "Khan" developed by Turkey successfully completed its first flight mission. Although the first flight was supposed to be completed almost 2 months ago according to Turkey's previous plans, the successful first flight of the aircraft remains a milestone event for the Turkish aviation industry.
Khan" test flight screen).
The cookie-cutter design of the "next generation of fighters" in these countries is boring)
According to the footage, this "Khan" fighter completed its first flight, accompanied by an F-16D fighter of the Turkish Air ForceThe whole process of the first flight was smooth, and there was no large-scale maneuver, but it dropped in altitude and landed after completing a few circles in the air, and the landing gear was not retracted during the whole process of the first flight, indicating that the airspeed of the first flight of the aircraft was not high.
Erdogan is looking forward to the Khan fighter)
In fact, being able to take off and land smoothly is very rare for the "Khan" fighter and the entire Turkish aviation industry. Because this "next-generation fighter" is the first manned jet fighter independently developed and manufactured by Turkish Aviation Industry. Turkey had the opportunity to become the largest "4S shop + factory" for F-35 fighters in Eurasia, but Turkey's own aviation industry did not have anything to offer.
Anka-3 "UAV)
Although Turkey has just successfully made its first flight of the sci-fi "Anka-3" flying wing drone, and its TB-2 Chada UAV has performed well on multiple battlefields, it cannot hide Turkey's lack of achievements in the field of manned aircraft. However, with the first flight of the "Khan" fighter, the Turkish aviation industry seemed to have completed the process from toddler to international athletics competition in an instant.
American F-22 fighter).
Judging from the appearance, the "Khan" fighter has similarities with the American F-22 and F-35. Although advanced fifth-generation aircraft represented by the J-20 and F-35 have already used DSI air intakes, Turkey's "Khan" fighter jets have adopted a conservative design similar to the F-22 with a surface partition air intake. However, the rest of the aircraft is very similar to the F-35, including the swept vertical tail and the trapezoidal vertical tail of the F-22, which is not very different, and somewhat lacks novelty. Due to Turkey's relatively high degree of secrecy about the aircraft, the power system and ** system of the aircraft are unknown.
The Khan fighter looks like a combination of the F-22 and F-35)
But this does not prevent some ** from touting it,The aircraft has just made its first flight, and there are already voices that believe that the aircraft will become a strong opponent of the FC-31 in the international arms sales market. Despite the fact that nothing is known about the technical details of the aircraft, some quite naturally believe that this "Khan" fighter is inherently more advanced than the FC-31. In fact, with Turkey's aviation strength, it is difficult to say whether there are the shadows of those Western arms dealers behind this "Khan" fighter.
At present, the so-called "fifth-generation aircraft" on the market have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and some countries that have no aviation industry base have also made great claims about the so-called "fifth-generation aircraft" in an attempt to stir up the storm, but in fact, the research and development of fifth-generation aircraft is a very complex and difficult process. Take the British "Tempest" fighter as an example, the United Kingdom claims to build the aircraft in 2025, but with the heritage of the British old aviation industry power, the project is still in the stage of model and CG diagram.
Despite the successful maiden flight, the exact extent of the completion of the aircraft is still unknown).
And is this the result caused by Britain itself? Obviously not, but even Britain wants to save a fifth-generation aircraft or a "sixth-generation aircraft", it is not an easy task, not to mention that even the primary training aircraft has to be bought by Pakistan, and Turkey's aviation industry can produce a qualified fifth-generation aircraft in a short time.
Finally, according to Turkish plans, the Khan fighter will not be delivered to the Turkish Air Force until 2029 at the earliest, and the second stage will not begin until 2033. And the FC-31 fighter, which has been deeply improved many times, has developed to an advanced level by 2029, and it is clear that this next-generation Turkish aircraft and the FC-31 are not competitors on the same levelMore importantly, in the future, whether Turkey can complete the development and equipment of the aircraft is still a big question, and before the official mass production of the aircraft, it is pointless to discuss the question of "whether it will become an opponent of the FC-31".