Pakistan Army's T-129 ATAK Helicopter Deal | Updates & Discussions.

[mingle]

we should test the bird at Siachin area .. more or less 20000 feet

It s possible but air is too thin there .

 

[Oguzhan]

It s possible but air is too thin there .

Guys its a helly. Do you also want it to go outer space ? Lol.

From Tai's Voice magazine

Between Multan international and Multan military base

-Congrats! Is this your new helly?
-Thank you,inşaallah.
-What is your fin number?
-I don't know.Turks call T-129.
-Wish you a nice fligh T-129,

 

[Sulman Badshah]

Guys its a helly. Do you also want it to go outer space ? Lol.

From Tai's Voice magazine

Between Multan international and Multan military base

-Congrats! Is this your new helly?
-Thank you,inşaallah.
-What is your fin number?
-I don't know.Turks call T-129.
-Wish you a nice fligh T-129,

Multan geography is entirely different to what we are discussing here ...Multan is hot and Humid and have desert like condition ...

we are talking about Pakistan North which is more or less 20000 feet and have temperature as low as -50 in winters ...

India have already tested LCH in that region with weapons ...

 

[Oguzhan]

Engine of LCH is a derivated French engine.I think T-129's Rolls Royce engine can do it too.Maybe it is already tested.But if T-129 can not do this,then no way Z-10

 

[DJ_Viper]

Brothers started cooperating silently and steadily
T-129 in Pakistan for showing capabilities to brother Pakistan Army !

Nice looking Heli. Someone please put a cover on the chained rounds. From a presentation's standpoint and from combat effectiveness, the ammo rounds should be hidden and the chain should be covered by protective armor, like it is behind the chain of rounds. Why did they not extend it to protect the ammo?

 

[Sulman Badshah]

Nice looking Heli. Someone please put a cover on the chained rounds. From a presentation's standpoint and from combat effectiveness, the ammo rounds should be hidden and the chain should be covered by protective armor, like it is behind the chain of rounds. Why did they not extend it to protect the ammo?

It is not main production variant ... Pakistan is testing T129 Prototype P6 ...If we ever go for it then I guess they will make some modifications

 

[DJ_Viper]

It is not main production variant ... Pakistan is testing T129 Prototype P6 ...If we ever go for it then I guess they will make some modifications

Its not really any modifications. Just cover the chain that holds machine gun bullets going into the gun. For one, it looks ugly (or Fugly if you know what i mean), and second, shrapnel from a small RPG or Mortar or heavy machine gun fire hitting this chain will break it, leaving the machine gun useless. And the machine gun / Gatling gun is its biggest assets if you've ever flown in an Apache or a Super Cobra. The gun rules!

 

[cabatli_53]

The number of T-129 Atak to be manufactured for Turkish Land Forces is set as 91.

 

[Oguzhan]

I think the number 91 will make us one of the biggest attack hellicopter user of region.

 

[DJ_Viper]

Again, great looking jet with good fire power. Why on this earth is the chain with ammo going into the Gatling gun not covered with a blast resistance plate (the one that stops right before the bullet chain starts)? That covering should've extended to hide the bullet-chain all the way when it gets inside the chassis of the Gatling gun....

 

[ZAC1]

Pakistan always have taken a bit more advance version than the exported one n the inputs are always our

 

[cabatli_53]

Again, great looking jet with good fire power. Why on this earth is the chain with ammo going into the Gatling gun not covered with a blast resistance plate (the one that stops right before the bullet chain starts)? That covering should've extended to hide the bullet-chain all the way when it gets inside the chassis of the Gatling gun....

There is a consideration to modify T-129 Atak B2 variant as something similar to this amateur image with around 300-400kg heavier take-off weight with longer endurance but 60kg lighter avionic called CATS E/O. It should firstly been requested by Turkish Army to come into surface.

 

[cabatli_53]

 

[RPG]

- A senior Pakistani delegation met with TAI Helicopter Group President Metin Sancar and review requests.
- A Pakistani delegation will participate the UMTAS qualification tests in the coming months.

http://c4defence.com/Gundem/atak-pakistana-bir-adim-daha-yaklasti/1032/1

 

[Oguzhan]

- A senior Pakistani delegation met with TAI Helicopter Group President Metin Sancar and review requests.
- A Pakistani delegation will participate the UMTAS qualification tests in the coming months.

http://c4defence.com/Gundem/atak-pakistana-bir-adim-daha-yaklasti/1032/1

I don't know if pakistan really wants to buy this helly but it looks like Atak will get old until they buy it