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TAI Hürkuş

Trainer Aircraftconfirmed

TAI Hürkuş

The TAI Hürkuş is a tandem two-seat, low-wing, single-engine, turboprop aircraft being produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as a trainer and ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces. The aircraft is named after Vecihi Hürkuş, a World War I and Turkish Independence War veteran pilot, a Turkish aviation pioneer and the first Turkish airplane manufacturer.

Specifications

TypeTrainer Aircraft
ManufacturerTurkish Aerospace Industries
Introduced2013
StatusIn service
Speed574 km/h
Range1,478 km
Ceiling10,577 m
Length11.17 m
Wingspan9.96 m

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Turkey55confirmed

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