The Turkish light attack aircraft Hurkus is expected to commence mass production in 2025. / It will be produced in three models intended for training aircraft, light attack, and civilian purposes.

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  2. I have 1000+ hours in Battlefield1. Let me fly this shit.

  3. I mean, If they let Ukraine rig it with some actuators and about 1200kg of explosives. Then sure It could become the next biggest ‘cruise missile’.

    The russian ‘what airdefence doing’ has some uses.

  5. I am fairly certain the hurkus went on production some years ago, the airforce received a bunch of them and even some export deliveries were made

  6. People making jokes because it’s prop plane, but it’s pretty cheap to build and a cheap attack plane is better than no plane at all

  9. The obviously anti-Turkish comments in this thread are hilarious. You guys have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about.

  12. Regardless of how viable its military functions are that plane design is sexy as hell

  13. Under the post, there were numerous comments mocking the plane. Frankly, some of these comments displayed ignorance or reflected negative sentiments towards Turks.

    The Hurkus aircraft comes in three versions primarily designed for training purposes and civilian applications. However, two are plans to develop a variant that can also serve as a light attack aircraft, addressing the gap in this capability.

    It’s worth noting that the designs of competitors such as the Korean-made KAI KT-1, Japanese-made Kawasaki T-4, or Brazilian-made EMB 314 aircraft are not fundamentally different from that of the Hurkus. Those inclined to ridicule should first examine the designs of these competing aircraft and then understand the true mission and capabilities of the Hurkus.

  14. It’s actually Hürkuş. Hür = Independent, Kuş = Bird

  15. FYI Hürkuş literally translates to Freebird. It’s a tribute plane to Lynyrd Skynyrd. /s

  19. Reminds me of Super Tucano.

    A good prop plane is a really amazing tool for striking at guerillas, but wouldn’t a TB2 be even more cost effective?

  20. Looks really similar to the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano, except for the strakes under the nose. I guess there aren’t many ways to do a light attack aircraft/trainer.

  24. It looks a lot like a Serbian training plane “Lasta” or all these types of planes look very similar!

  26. The Supertucano is one of the best airplanes and it was the best foreigner airplane used by USA specially in Afghanistan where it was so important. Why cannot Turkey have an opportunity like that?

  27. In an environment where the enemy doesn’t have any sort of AA capabilities, it’s an extremely cost efficient way to put down an air strike, so I can see it’s usefulness. And a solid training platform is useful to any military anywhere.

  30. For it’s relatively small defense budget Turkey sure has a robust defense industry meanwhile Saudi Arabia spending so much on defense only get their ass kicked by Houthis.

  33. Just what we needed, another Pc-21, Supertucano, Texan II, Orlik clone.

  34. The Shein of attack aircraft, cheap, looks nice, won’t last long

  35. Jokes aside… you can make a pretty decent turboprop aircraft that acts in a similar if more limited role to the A-10 warthog

  38. Looks exactly like the Tucano II. It’s like you can’t make these types of planes more optimized at this point. Unless someone invents a new shape of propeller blade.

  39. For lightly attacking unarmed civilians? Anyone with an AK could take this thing down.

  40. Pratt and Whitney Canadian turboprop engine, yeah! 🇨🇦 🇹🇷 🇪🇺

  42. This is second block. Hürkuş is in production since 2016.

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