Bro. i am realistic but you are pessimistic... Forget me but Cabatli many times said systems of T/F-X are already ready... We have XP and capacity more then enough... We have money-power... We have desire and willing... Also if needed we can place defence investment in the 1st place for a while... Currently defence investments are at 3rd place after education and medical investments... We have courage not only with thousands of young brilliant engineers also we have successfully completed huge programs... Also however our engineers are so young they have superb XP... We have many scientists... They completed many hard programs... We have XP and courage from F-16 , F-35, HÜRKUŞ, T-129 and some more...
It's clear that this news is totally a BS... However this is a total BS let's talk about it... I'm sure SSM İsmet YILMAZ didn't say such a thing but let's analyse this... SSM has no balls or power or authority to say these to PM... Actually we clearly understood that this guy chosen there especially for T/F-X program... If he was thinking in this way he couldn't be a SSM... Let's say somehow he had chosen for SSM however İ. Demir is thinking in this bad way... Think about it... If he would say such a thing, PM would say "If you say so then **** off, we will put here someone who will do it"... This guy had been put there to do the job... If it was 'NO' he wouldn't be there... PM didn't put him there for hearing a word "I can't do that".... So many countries have fighter jets and we will do it also... No way... We don't lack about this T/F-X program...
And yes this is a long term project but process is working... And believe me you will see that project will go so fast after engine selection... Coz as you know T/F-X will be built according to the engine which is the most logical way to build our fighter jet... T/F-X will take shape according to engine so it's so normal that we can not see any official design... And be sure subsystem studies already started for T/F-X... I can even say our engineers @ TAI already started different unofficial designs for different engine alternatives...
So what lefts after design which is a thing that we can do ?.. Everything is ready...
I touched technical issues a bit but i'm sure Cabatli can convince you and others who have some worries...
i think no need to take this " burak bekdil" serious ,its known he isnt an expert on these matters,but just a "columnist" . If he was an engineer,or academician that would be a text to take serious in my opinion. He is just mentioning about some posibbilities and some thoughts raised from SSM.
To talk about our industrial capacity ,or technological development ,or level in academic institutes . I guess we gained enough ability by upgrade of F-16 and co production of it in TAI facilities, Hurkus gave us ability and application of engineering for manned flying objects.
I think we have enough academician to take role in initial phase of TF-X ,to be consultant and manage conceptual design with sub-systems. A collaboration might be considered with a foreign institute on this,as i posted it an agreement between MAI and ITU, where MAI is one of the best aviation institute in Russia,a place MIG and Su's come out,and consulted.
i dont agree on the statement about "conceptual design havent been finished within 4 years, how come 9 years would be enough for development of Figther prototype". because IMO , corresponding companies have began to study on fighter , to do R&D and develop subsystems ,also to do this its not needed to achieve a detailed design, R&D can begin with a known idea , since subsystems and requirements of a product is known since beginning. The matter will take long time in indigeneous fighter development is just R&D on many thing, to have critical parts provided by indigeneous sources since we have lots of points we didnt get experience.
To give an example , detail design of milgem get into phase after 2003 , then co production and design accepted by German company on ToT for minehunters and detailed design of milgem is concluded,production began. And wasnt there any study about milgem earlier than 2003? There was .. Many student, research staff sent to abroad to work on subjects related to milgem , engineers sent to abroad design departments (to companies where ToT is gained) , in our country some critical calculations,and engineering abilities gained ,so those would be done indigenously.
I have a belief on we will have a fighter prototype flying , probably with a engine manufacturer joined from abroad , why do we need a 100 pct indigenous fighter ?, its already being talked around a 100 pct indigeneous thing is impossible. We will need a partner for engine for sure ,and some non critical parts will be bought from abroad. But it will be our jet ,our design,with our radar, our avionics, our Combat management system,our production.
So , no need to say something with bad words to him , it wont affect his honour, but those words will affect opinions about you. Had better you delete them.
