TEI TO Develop New Engine For Anka Contrat Signed With SSM

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Domestic Firm to Work on Drone

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

Turkey wants to develop its national engine for the ongoing national unmanned plane project. DHA photo





Ümit Enginsoy Ümit Enginsoy uenginsoy@aol.com

Turkeys defense procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) and Tusa Engine Industries (TEI), a private company, yesterday signed an agreement under which the company will develop and produce engines for the Anka, a locally made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The protocol for the locally made engine was signed at the main office of the agency in Ankara. The SSM chairman Murad Bayar said at the ceremony that building the engine was even more difficult than building the aircraft. However, TIE general manager Akn Duman said the body had enough infrastructure for the project.

A UAV, commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot on board. Its flight is either controlled autonomously by computers in the vehicle, or under the remote control of a pilot on the ground or in another vehicle.

Use of UAVs does not risk the lives of human pilots.

Anka is a medium-altitude long-endurance MALE-category drone. Such UAVs usually operate for 24 hours at an altitude of 10,000 feet.

Anka, meaning Phoenix in English, is the first MALE-type UAV to be produced by TAI. Presently several prototypes have been produced with other engines. One of the prototypes crashed during a test flight in September but several other flight tests have been carried out successfully.

The Defense Industry Executive Committee, whose members include Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan, Defense Minister smet Ylmaz, Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel and procurement chief Murad Bayar, ruled early this year to buy 10 Ankas.

Anka+, another version of the Anka, calls for an armed vehicle, using a rocket attached to its body and sensors.

Turkey is attempting to enter the league of countries that produce and operate UAVs successfully. Several other companies, mostly Bayraktar, have produced tactical and mini UAVs that already are operable.

Before TAI, Turkey had bought MALE-type drones, able weapons against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, from the United States and Israel. It presently operates the Israeli-made Herons.

December/28/2012
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/do...drone.aspx?pageID=238&nID=37823&NewsCatID=345

P.S TEI has been already working on the engine for at least 2 years. A Cessna accommodated in TEİ premises for performing the new engine test.
ANKA'ya yerli motor geliyor - Sabah - 28 Aral

 

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TEI to Develop Indigenous Engine for ANKA Unmanned Aerial vehicle.

Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) and TEI signed a contract for the development of an indigenous engine specific for Anka unmanned aerial vehicle on 27.12.2012. The signature ceremony of the project, which will contribute to innovation and technological development oriented goals of Turkey in its 2023 vision, was held with the participation of Undersecretary for Defence Industries Murad Bayar and TEI General Manager Akın Duman. The engine to be developed in compliance with aerospace and military standards through modification in order to meet Anka platform’s needs is planned to be completed within four years including qualification and certification tests.

The project will cover the design and development of hardware and software of engine in accordance with the required aerospace standards, its production, tests as per aerospace and military standards, realization of technologic demonstration, type certification, establishment of technical data package, training and maintenance activities.

The development, type certification and Design Organization Management Approval studies will be carried out collaterally within the Project scope. The engine is to be developed in compliance with mechanical and electronic interfaces of Anka platform and to generate 155 HP. The engine to be developed will meet Anka’s performance and electrical needs at high altitude and have redundant digital engine control unit.

Collaborations will be made with local companies and organizations in realizing the Project and in consequence the local supply and engineering network as well as specialized human resources infrastructure will be improved.

This Project is said to be an important step in Turkey for the development of aircraft engine on the basis of piston engines, improvement of test and analysis capabilities, training of specialized personnel and the acquisition of crucial technology. The know-how, experience and manpower to be obtained as a consequence of this Project will establish a base for other engine design, development and modification projects to contribute to Turkey’s 2023 goals.

 

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Is it mockup or prototype ? (First image)