Turkish Aerospace Industries - Turkey / Pilatus Aircraft Limited - Switzerland
Manufacturer(s)
Turkey
Operators
2018
Service Year
Turkey
National Origin
In-Development
Project Status
2
Crew
4
Units
CLOSE-AIR SUPPORT
Developed to operate in close proximity to active ground elements by way of a broad array of air-to-ground ordnance and munitions options.
TRAINING
Developed ability to be used as a dedicated trainer for student pilots (typically under the supervision of an instructor).
36.6 ft
(11.17 meters)
Length
32.7 ft
(9.96 meters)
Width/Span
12.1 ft
(3.70 meters)
Height
8,047 lb
(3,650 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
monoplane / low-mounted / straight
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
Low-Mounted
Mainplanes are low-mounted along the sides of the fuselage.
Straight
The planform involves use of basic, straight mainplane members.
1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68T turboprop engine developing 1,600 horsepower driving five-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion
357 mph
(574 kph | 310 knots)
Max Speed
34,646 ft
(10,560 m | 7 miles)
Ceiling
920 miles
(1,480 km | 799 nm)
Range
4,300 ft/min
(1,311 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
VARIABLE (if armed):
12.7mm heavy machine gun pods; 20mm cannon pods; 2.75" multi-shot rocket pods; air-to-surface missiles; conventional drop bombs.