Any news regarding the ANKA?
A Summarize for ANKA MALE UAV program.
When project signed in 2004, it contains 3 ANKA UAV to be developed and delivered until 2011. There is 2 different UAV planned. One of them ANKA-A with ASELFLIR-300 only and ANKA-B ASELFLIR-300+SAR Radar.*
Now there exist 5 ANKA;
first 3 and last 2 quite different. When project started ANKA-A supposed to fly in
27.000 feet and ANKA-B to be fly in
30.000 feet (to maximize performance of SAR Radar).
ANKA-A (Containing Prototype No:1,2,3) uses Theielert engine, which has a take-off weight of 1500kg, climbed an altitude around
25000ft and 20 hours in trials. The ANkA-A (with only AselFlir-300T payload) is supposed to climb an altitude around 27000ft at the beggining of trials a stated above.
ANkA-A (Containing Prototype No: 4,5) uses most probably more powerfull TEI engine, is the structurally modified version of first 3 prototypes. It has a lower weight than first 3 prototypes thanks to new composite materials which provide lighter weight at fuselage and new domestic/individuated electronics/materials. At present, Prototype No: 4-5 has aprox. 70kg (Aprox. 100kg is planned) lighter than Prototype No:1,2,3. Additions to that, Last 2 prototype has a modified wing which provides better endurance performance at planned altitude.
While TAI is working hard to ease the take-off weight, TEI almost completed/already completed(?) development of new engine which will provide satisfactory increased hoursepower than original Theielert engines (155hp).
Thanks to all those efforts, ANKA-A will climb to an altitude around 27000ft and ANKA-B which prototype will fly in 2013, will climb 30000ft altitude with Aselsan SAR and 300T payloads...
Soon first 3 ANKA prototype (1 of them crushed) under acceptence tests in TurAF; will perform in "downgraded" mission performance.
Last 2 prototype (No:4 and No:5) will be base of ANKA-A serial production (10 + 10 UAV contract due to signed).
ANKA-TP is a different story which will be almost 2x bigger than original ANKA's. ANKA-TP has a take off weight around 5 tonnes (Anka 1,5 tonnes) and 1 tonnes payload (ANKA 250 kg) capacity. It is planned to climb an altitude around 45000ft(ANKA-A 27000ft, Anka-B 30000ft). It is planned first flight as early as 2016.