Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter plane takes off for maiden flight

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Turkey’s KAAN Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet Conducts First Flight

A TAI KAAN prototype during the taxiing and ground running tests on 17 March 2023. Credit: Dimir / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Turkey’s first fifth-generation aircraft, KAAN, completed its first flight on Wednesday, part of the country’s efforts to upgrade its air force. Turkish Aerospace Industries CEO Temel Kotil said the flight took 13 minutes and the aircraft reached an altitude of 8,000 feet. A video shared on social media showed the j…

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Turkish 5th-gen fighter KAAN completes maiden flight

The indigenously-produced fighter “reached an altitude of 8,000 feet and achieved a speed of 230 knots,” according to a statement.

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Turkey's first domestically produced fighter jet, called KAAN, made its maiden flight on Wednesday as part of Ankara's efforts to modernize its military aviation, Reuters reports.

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VIDEO „Kaan”, mândria industriei de apărare a Turciei, a decolat miercuri pentru zborul său inaugural

„Kaan”, numele dat de Turcia primului avion de apărare produs de industria sa de apărare, a decolat miercuri pentru zborul său inaugural, relatează Reuters.

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Turkish fighter jet takes first flight as Ankara eyes Asian buyers

ISTANBUL -- A prototype of Turkey's KAAN fighter jet made its maiden flight on Wednesday with defense industry officials hoping to eventually export t

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Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter plane takes off for maiden flight

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s first locally made combat aircraft, dubbed Kaan, completed its maiden flight at Akinci Airforce Base near Ankara on Wednesday.The CEO of manufacturer TUSAŞ, Temel Kotil, tweeted that the first flight took 13 minutes. The aircraft registered a speed of 230 knots and reached an altitude of 8,000 feet, according to Kotil.Turkey initiated the combat aircraft development program in December 2010. A conceptual design contract was s…