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|type= [[Utility helicopter]] |
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|status= Undergoing testing <ref>{{Citation |place= [[Turkey|TR]] |date=May 2021 |url=https://www.raillynews.com/2021/05/gokbey-helicopter-continues-its-certification-flights-with-4-prototypes/|title= Gökbey Helicopter Continues Certification Flights with 4 Prototypes |language= en |publisher= Quwa}}.</ref> |
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|primary user= [[Turkish Air Force]] |
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The Turkish [[Presidency of Defense Industries]] has confirmed that it has obtained a multitude of patents for various sub-systems used in the T625.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkeys-indigenous-helicopter-achieves-important-milestone/1252248|title=Turkey's indigenous helicopter achieves important milestone}}</ref> |
The Turkish [[Presidency of Defense Industries]] has confirmed that it has obtained a multitude of patents for various sub-systems used in the T625.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkeys-indigenous-helicopter-achieves-important-milestone/1252248|title=Turkey's indigenous helicopter achieves important milestone}}</ref> |
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On 6 September 2018, the prototype, registered TC-HLP, conducted its maiden flight at [[Ankara]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.c4defence.com/Agenda/maiden-flight-from-t625/6981/1 |title=Maiden Flight From T625 |language= |
On 6 September 2018, the prototype, registered TC-HLP, conducted its maiden flight at [[Ankara]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.c4defence.com/Agenda/maiden-flight-from-t625/6981/1 |title=Maiden Flight From T625 |language=en |publisher=C4 Defence |access-date=2018-09-06 |archive-date=2019-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629124324/http://en.c4defence.com/Agenda/maiden-flight-from-t625/6981/1 |url-status=dead }}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-09-07/turkish-aerospace-flies-t625-utility-helicopter|title = Turkish Aerospace Flies T625 Utility Helicopter}}</ref> |
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== Operators == |
== Operators == |
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=== Military/Police operators === |
=== Military/Police operators === |
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{{TUR}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=GÖKBEY helikopteri için tarihi imza: |
{{TUR}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-18 |title=GÖKBEY helikopteri için tarihi imza: 100'den fazla tedarik {{!}} SavunmaSanayiST |url=https://www.savunmasanayist.com/gokbey-helikopteri-icin-tarihi-imza-100den-fazla-tedarik/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |language=tr}}</ref> - More than 100 helicopters planned. 20+6 first batch ordered.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55hQ7NRh6-Y] |
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* [[Turkish Land Forces]] - 7 on order |
* [[Turkish Land Forces]] - 7 on order |
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* [[Turkish Air Force]] - 4 on order |
* [[Turkish Air Force]] - 4 on order |
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* [[Gendarmerie General Command]] - 3 on order |
* [[Gendarmerie General Command]] - 3 on order |
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* [[Coast Guard Command (Turkey)|Coast Guard Command |
* [[Coast Guard Command (Turkey)|Coast Guard Command]] - 3 on order |
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* [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|General Directorate of Security |
* [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|General Directorate of Security]] - 3 on order |
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=== Future operators === |
=== Future operators === |
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* [[Turkish Naval Forces]]<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Specifications== |
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|eng1 name=[[LHTEC CTS800-4A]], ([[TEI TS1400]] - undergoing testing / scheduled for 2026)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.defenceturk.net/yerli-motorlu-gokbey-helikopteri-icin-ilk-teslimatlar-2026da-basliyor | title=Yerli motorlu GÖKBEY helikopteri için ilk teslimatlar 2026'da başlıyor | date=May 2023 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 31 August 2024
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 Air Force Turkish Army Turkish Navy |
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
[edit]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 LHTEC CTS800 engines. The CTS800 was chosen due to commonality with the TAI/AgustaWestland T129. TUSAS Engine Industries has developed a next-generation indigenous powerplant for the T625 named the TEI TS1400. The first delivery of TEI TS1400 happened on December 5, 2020.[8]
The T625 features a four-axis dual redundant automatic flight control system, along with an ASELSAN glass cockpit with two wide touchscreen Integrated Mission Displays (8x20 inches) and two touchscreen data entry Touch Command Control Units (8x10 inches). It is designed for IFR and VFR single pilot operations, night operations and flight in known icy conditions.[9] The Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries has confirmed that it has obtained a multitude of patents for various sub-systems used in the T625.[10]
On 6 September 2018, the prototype, registered TC-HLP, conducted its maiden flight at Ankara.[11][12]
Operators
[edit]Military/Police operators
[edit]Turkey[13] - More than 100 helicopters planned. 20+6 first batch ordered.[1]
- Turkish Land Forces - 7 on order
- Turkish Air Force - 4 on order
- Gendarmerie General Command - 3 on order
- Coast Guard Command - 3 on order
- General Directorate of Security - 3 on order
- Ministry of Health[5] - 3 on order.
Future operators
[edit]Specifications
[edit]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 - undergoing testing / scheduled for 2026)[15] turboshaft engine, 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
[edit]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
References
[edit]- ^ 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..
- ^ a b Global, IndraStra. "TAI T625 Özgün - Turkey's "Home-grown" Multi-role Helicopter". IndraStra. ISSN 2381-3652.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2018-09-06..
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Yerli motorlu GÖKBEY helikopteri için ilk teslimatlar 2026'da başlıyor". May 2023.
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