Thank you for your information and also your comparatively reasonable reply. However, I usually don't comment on this so-called TS3000 since TS1400 is not proven yet. The engine hasn't even started a field test with a real application nor spent tens of thousand hours in real world to prove its airworthness & reliablity.
And I have to remind you that even GE Aviation which has far more experience in this field has spent 12 years to develop GE T901 with output of 3000 shp for the ITEP, even though the company has practically recycled their T700 turboshaft engine. I don't know whether the Turkish government officially launched this TS3000 program and it does sound a little bit more realistic than a F110-grade turbofan engine within this decade, I believe we should wait & see what would become of TS1400 before we project our fantasy over something that doesn't exist. However, designing & building a reliable 1400 shp turboshaft engine from a scratch would be some achievement regardless.
It is regrettable to say, but I don't trust Ismail Demir as he speaks like a politician. Rolls-Royce backed off from the deal for TF-X because they did not want to share intellectual properties of Eurojet turbofan engines (probably the engine core) with Turkey. You can't negotiate those matters with GE, RR, Safran nor P&W. They may allow Turkey to manufacture their engines under license, some ToT and even award some export contracts for engine parts, but those companies won't transfer critical technologies (especially the engine core) & share intellectual properties for both financial and strategic reasons. Their governments would veto it anyway. Turkey is probably not actually in negotiation, but try to re-open the regotiation with anyone who offers 'technological assistance' that is mostly unacceptable by turbofan engine manufacturers to begin with.
The same goes for Atlay powerpack. Dr. Demir claimed that “ The work done with a country regarding ALTAY's engine has reached a very good point. We can say that the signatures have been made. With the collaboration to be done there, this will take a certain process." as if the powerpack problem would be solved rather sooner than later. After that he even said he also has Plan "B" and "C". If that's not hype, I don't know what is hype then. However, I suspect the man actually doesn't have a practical plan as he kicked the can down the road by starting the limited production with very few remaining spare engines & transmissions, but did not give the exact date when Turkey would start testing a MBT with a new powerpack or when would they start actual mass-production other than meaningless T0+18mths timeline.
And frankly I don't believe any of those Tumosan engines, either. As I asked before, why isn't Turkey attempting to replace American powerpack of their armoured vehicles with indigenous ones already? Why isn't Turkey trying to sell their Tumosan/BMC engines along with FNSS/PT PINDAD Kaplan MT/Harimau when they could make more profit? Only reasonable answers are either Turkey actually doesn't have engines or those engines only exist in CAD & labs, but are actually not roadworthy & are unfit for military operations. I would only believe them when Turkey actually starts to test those engines (and transmissions) with a real appliaction on field and those real applications enter mass-production.
Anyway, thank you for your information again. I can't possibly fool myself and have a faith in ambitious projects such as TF-X with given information, but Turkey may prevail and prove all foreign observers who doubted the country wrong. Good night.
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. Fakin cunts....
