Bayraktar KIZILELMA Performed Afterburner Take-Off Test

Bayraktar KIZILELMA successfully completed its take-off test using an afterburner.

Bayraktar KIZILELMA is Türkiye's first unmanned combat aircraft., the world's first unmanned combat aircraft to use afterburners The company successfully completed the "Afterburner Takeoff Aerodynamic System Identification Test".

A Critical Turn on the Road to Sound

Seen in the published video Afterburner teknolojisi, jet motorunun egzoz kısmına yakıt püskürterek itki gücünün anlık olarak %50 oranında artırılmasını sağlıyor. Modern insanlı savaş uçaklarında (F-16, F-35 vb.) kullanılan bu teknolojinin bir insansız platformda, özellikle kalkış aşamasında kullanılması, KIZILELMA’nın sahip olduğu manevra kabiliyetini ve ses üstü (supersonic) hız potansiyelini kanıtlıyor.

This system identification test verified the aircraft's aerodynamic responses under high thrust, fuselage vibrations, and control surface performance. This test marks one of the most critical stages on the path to KIZILELMA's mass production and its ability to take off fully loaded from short-runway ships like TCG ANADOLU.


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