TAI T625 Gökbey
| T625 Gökbey | |
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| T625 mock-up at the 2017 Paris Air Show | |
| Role | Utility helicopter |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Turkish Aerospace Industries |
| First flight | 6 September 2018 |
| Status | Undergoing testing [1] |
| Primary users | Turkish Navy
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| Number built | 4 prototypes built |
The TAI T625 Gökbey is a twin-engined light transport/utility helicopter developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries.[2] Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries plans to offer the new platform to the Turkish Armed Forces and cooperating nations.[3]
Design and development
Turkish Aerospace Industries launched preliminary design studies in 2010.[4] The project commenced in 2013 when Undersecretariat for Defence Industries signed a contract with the Turkish Aerospace Industries to develop a 6-ton class multi-role helicopter for land operations.[3][5][2] Alp Aviation is responsible for production and assembly of landing gear, gearbox and dynamic components,[6] while Spanish CESA was selected to supply hydraulic systems.[7]
The T625 is expected to weigh 5 tonnes and is in the interim powered by two
The T625 features a four-axis dual redundant automatic flight control system, along with an
On 6 September 2018, the prototype, registered TC-HLP, conducted its maiden flight at Ankara.[11][12]
Operators
- Turkish Land Forces - 7 on order
- Turkish Air Force - 4 on order
- Gendarmerie General Command - 3 on order
- Coast Guard Command(Turkey) - 3 on order
- General Directorate of Security(Turkey) - 3 on order
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 12 passengers
- Length: 15.87 m (52 ft 1 in)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,050 kg (13,338 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × LHTEC CTS800-4A, (TEI TS1400 scheduled for 2024) turboshaftengine, 1,024 kW (1,373 hp) each
- Main rotor diameter: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 306 km/h (190 mph, 165 kn)
- Cruise speed: 278 km/h (173 mph, 150 kn)
- Range: 740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi) +
- Endurance: 3 hours 48 minutes
- Service ceiling: 6,096 m (20,000 ft)
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- AgustaWestland AW169
- Airbus Helicopters H160
- Eurocopter EC155
- Harbin Z-9
- Kamov Ka-60
- Sikorsky S-76
- HAL Dhruv
- HAL Light Utility Helicopter
- HAL Rudra
- KAI LCH
- KAI LAH
Related lists
- List of helicopters
- List of utility helicopters
References
- ^ Gökbey Helicopter Continues Certification Flights with 4 Prototypes, TR: Quwa, May 2021.
- ^ a b Helicopter Development Program (in Turkish), TR: SSM.
- ^ a b "T625 Multirole Helicopter". TR: TAI..
- ISSN 2381-3652.
- ^ Turkey To Build Its First Indigenous Helicopter Soon, TR: Defence World.
- ^ From Ozgun to T-625: TAI Designates Indigenous Light Utility Helicopter, TR: Rotor and Wing, 11 January 2017.
- ^ the new tluh helicopter by tai will have a hydraulic system developed by cesa, TR: Cesa official website, archived from the original on 2016-11-27.
- ^ a b "TAI Enters Commercial Rotorcraft with T625" Archived 2013-07-12 at the Wayback Machine.>
- ^ TAI promotes T625 multi-role helicopter, Fr: Air & Cosmos.
- ^ "Turkey's indigenous helicopter achieves important milestone".
- ^ "Maiden Flight From T625". C4 Defence..
- ^ "Turkish Aerospace Flies T625 Utility Helicopter".
- ^ "GÖKBEY helikopteri için tarihi imza: 100'den fazla tedarik | SavunmaSanayiST" (in Turkish). 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ T625 GENEL MAKSAT HELİKOPTERİ (in Turkish), TR: TAI.
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