Turks warm up the engines for the Aegean Sea – performed on HÜRKUŞ’s TCG Anadolu aircraft touch-and-go simulator

In the recent period of time, after the devastating earthquakes in their country, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a 180-degree turn with regard to Greece, which led to a “change” from direct threats to occupying our islands in the Aegean Sea with hugs and phone calls with their Greek counterparts, even talking about implementing Optional stop in the archipelago, exercises, flights, tourist season.

However, as we have shown in many of our articles, this is one side of the coin in the current period in Greek-Turkish relations, as the other side is that the Turks continue unabated with their armed offensive programmes, with Greece as the future. recipient.

It is known that TCG Anadolu has joined the Turkish Navy and will continue to be equipped with T-129 ATAK attack helicopters, which it already has in its arsenal, with TB-3 Bayraktars which are in the final testing phase according to the Turks. , in order to “go out” to the Aegean Sea, as this will be the main means of aviation that will bring it.

However, it seems that the Turks are considering “hosting” at TCG Anadolu a HÜRKUŞ training aircraft with close air support capabilities.

Virtual touch and go of the HÜRKUŞ aircraft at TCG ANADOLU

As revealed The official website of the Turkish defense industrys, HÜRKUŞ aircraft test pilot Murat ÖZPALA performed the virtual touch-and-go technique with TCG ANADOLU, using the HÜRSİM simulator developed by HAVELSAN.

“HÜRKUŞ training aircraft, designed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), opened new horizons in the simulator designed by HAVELSAN.

Test pilot Murat Özbala, leaning on a simulated flight he made with HÜRKUŞ wheelsAnd Deck TCG Anadolu and immediately go again (touch and-go).

According to Tolga Uzbek news? Özpala, who shared the photos on his social media account, flew in a simulator designed and produced by HAVELSAN.

Referring to his post, Murat Ozbala wrote: “Flight simulators are essential training tools for pilots”:

“It enables you to perform real flight scenarios, even maneuvers that you might not dare to do in real life, with great accuracy and great similarity, but in an environment free of risks and bad consequences if you get it wrong…

HURSIM simulator

“HÜRKUŞ (HÜRSİM) simulator, which was created by the talented hands of our esteemed engineers at HAVELSAN, which has become a global brand in the field of defense and information technologies. It was the simulation environment that I enjoyed the most so far,” said the Turkish pilot.

As a test pilot of HÜRKUŞ, I once again thank my friends for all their efforts, for their ability to simulate all kinds of normal and abnormal maneuvers, cockpit control and control systems, performance and flight characteristics of my aircraft, which I know. And I learned to fly under all circumstances, and with that great similarity, thank you.

From Ataturk Airport to TCG Anadolu

During our trip over the past few days, I also encountered some surprises from my friends:

I cannot explain the excitement I felt when I saw the aircraft carrier TCG-ANADOLU, anchored in the deep blue waters of the Sea of ​​Marmara, right in front of me as soon as I took off from Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

Now my biggest dream and desire, is exactly as I did in HÜRSİM simulator Touch and go at TCG Anadolu, to be able to actually do the same.”

HURKUŞ plane

HÜRKUŞ, a two-seat, low-wing trainer aircraft, is designed to provide superior performance as a new generation of advanced trainer and light attack aircraft used at all levels of training between basic training, fighter conversion and performing close air support duties in challenging operations.

With two prototype aircraft, 567 hours have been spent in the air in 530 sorties flown to date.

On these flights, a speed of 356 knots was achieved at an altitude of 35,500 feet.