VESTEL KARAYEL Made 1st Flight

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Vestel'in insansız hava arazı teste çıktı

 

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Pretty sure Karayel made a few flights before, is this a new version of it?

 

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Pretty sure Karayel made a few flights before, is this a new version of it?

I don't know but i found a thread in here...

Vestel to develop Karayel-2, UCAVs

 

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Karayel İHA havalandı

 

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So yes, it seems this is a different Karayel, they really need to start working out a way to name these things..

And here's a video of its test flight

Also WTF is 'sistematik hata emniyet sistem', is this some sort of redundancy thing?

 

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Turkey's Karayel tactical UAV in flight test milestone​

Turkish firm Vestel Savunma Sanayi has completed the first test flight of its production-standard Karayel tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Vestel is to deliver six Karayel UAVs, three ground control stations and auxiliary systems to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) once test flights are completed, the privately-owned company said on 6 May. The Karayel is intended to be used primarily for surveillance missions.

A smaller prototype technology demonstrator model made its first flight in 2009 - although the production version is markedly different. The final version conducted its first flight on 30 April, Vestel stated.

The company told IHS Jane's that the latest version is "covering completely different specifications" to the prototype.

The final version of the Karayal features an inverted T-tail, a maximum take-off weight of 550 kg, can carry a 70 kg payload, has an endurance of 20 hours, and an operational altitude of 22,500 ft. In contrast, the prototype featured a V-tail design, a maximum take-off weight of 280 kg, a payload of 35 kg, an endurance of 10 hours, and an operational altitude of 18,000 ft.

Turkey's Karayel tactical UAV in flight test milestone - IHS Jane's 360

 

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Whats the powerplant?

Karayel İHA havalandı

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This one looks like a WWII fighter.

 

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Karayel UAV | Vestel Savunma Sanayi

Whats the powerplant?



This one looks like a WWII fighter.

IDK know the exact name but the website says that it is 70 hp

 

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VESTEL KARAYEL reached 21.500 feet and flew 8 hours... However requirement of army is 35 kg payload capacity, 10 hours endurance and 18.000 feet altitude capacity, KARAYEL is designed for 22.500 feet altitude with 70 kg payload capacity and 20 hours endurance...

Vestel'in Karayel'i 8 saat havada kaldı