Turkish MPA thread

[Myth_buster_1]

At turkish brothers.
kindly post some information about Turkish CN-235MPA and ATR-72 MPA information and pictures.

 

[xMustiiej70]

I don't think theres any pictures but only text about these deals..
I will look for it.

 

[Jigs]

Sure my friend.
Turkish Air Force (50 x CN235-100M)
Turkish Navy (9 x CN-235 ASW/ASuW MPA with AMASCOS (Airborne Maritime Situation & Control System) of Thales)
Turkish Coast Guard (3 x CN-235 MPA with AMASCOS (Airborne Maritime Situation & Control System) of Thales)


Turkish Aerospace Industries assembles them under license like the F-16,Cougar AS-532, etc.




General characteristics

* Crew: two, pilot and co-pilot
* Capacity: up to 45 passengers
* Length: 21.40 m (70 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 25.81 m (84 ft 8 in)
* Height: 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 59.1 m² (636 ft&#178
* Empty weight: 9,800 kg (21,605 lb)
* Loaded weight: 15,500 kg (16,500 kg Military load) (34,172 lb (36,376 lb))
* Max takeoff weight: 15,100 kg (33,290 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× General Electric CT7C turboprop, 1,395 kW (1,750 bhp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 509 km/h (317 mph)
* Range: 5,003 km with max fuel / 2,870 km with 4,000 kg payload (3,108 miles with max fuel / 1,783 miles with 8,818 lb payload)
* Service ceiling: 9,145 m (30,000 ft)
* Rate of climb: 542 m/min (1,780 ft/min)

 

[xMustiiej70]

Go to the Turkish Armed Forces Thread for pictures and informations.
Im going to post in a minute

 

[Jigs]

In July 2005, Turkey’s SSM defence procurement authority signed a contract to meet its Meltem 3 requirement for 10 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. It ordered a dedicated version of the ATR 72-500 regional transport turboprop, called the ATR 72 ASW.

The aircraft will have a new glass cockpit and mission and sensor suite provided by Thales Airborne Systems, including a surveillance radar, electro-optical sensor, magnetic anomaly detector, acoustic processing system, and sonobuoy and weapon launchers. The modified aircraft will have a maximum take-off weight of 22,500 kg/ 49,600 pounds, and can loiter for 6 hours at 370 km/ 200 nm from its base. A recent release clarified both the size of the contract, and distribution of its work…

Contracts and Key Events

Alenia will conduct systems integration and installation work, as well as performing airframe modifications in Turkey with local companies. Certification of the new variant will be carried out by Italy’s military authorities. Turkish engineers will also participate in the program in Italy, providing the basis for joint in-service support for the aircraft.

Note that ATR is a 50-50 partnership between Finmeccania subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica and EADS.






More pictures should end up in the Turkish Armed forces pic thread.


EUR 260M for 10 Turkish ASW Aircraft

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Thanks bros... sorry to say but I am looking for information and pictures that are not known to us before. I know Turkey will buy roughly 16 ATR-72 and CN-235 MPAs with ASW ASuW capabilities.
thanks for your quick reply btw.

 

[Mughal-Prince]

According to Air Forces Monthly magazine, Turkish Navy CN-235 MPA plane, TCB-652, now with French test registration was photographed visiting Malta, back in November 2010.

Two years after the first flight of the aircraft the tests are still continuing.

The ASW plane acquisition project (also known as Meltem project) of Turkish Navy is a very long saga and consist of 3 parts:
Meltem (I): purchase of three CN-235's for Exclusive Economic Zone surveillance missions by the Turkish Coast Guard and six CN-235's in AsuW and ASW missions. This has been the only part completed so far.

Meltem (II): integration of AMASOC and its sub components on the above mentioned planes. Thales made AMASCOS(Airborne MAritime Situation and COntrol System) was selected and the main C3I system for the above mentioned CN-235 planes back in 2002. Thales acts as the main contractor and Turkish companies TAI, Havelsan, Aselsan and Milsoft are acting as sub contractors. According to the contract the planes were to be in service in 2007. But the first modified plane made its maiden flight one year after the contractual delivery date.

Meltem (III): purchase of ten ATR-72 ASW planes and integration of AMASCOS on to them. For Meltem (III) Aleina is the prime contractor.
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© Peter McSorley
Turkish Airforce operates 50 CN-235 planes for troop and VIP transport, SIGINT/ELINT and CSAR missions. When this plane was chosen for the Meltem (I) project this decision was criticised.

The critics stated that CN-235 was not able to fulfill the operational demands of Turkish Navy as her performance was not up to this demands. When ATR-72 ASW plane was chosen from Meltem (III) the claims of the opponents seemed to be right.

Turkish Navy retired its last Grumman S-2E Tracker ASW planes 16 years ago and urgently needs patrol planes for maritime surveillance, monitoring territorial Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters, for detecting all forms of illicit trade and trafficking, accidental pollution and oil dumping, and for search-and-rescue operations.