Hello Radium.
I am sharing a video below. The person in the video is Nuri Arda GÜNGÖR, the chief engineer of the Hürjet project. The video explains Hürjet's flight system and its first flight. Since the video is in Turkish, I have summarized and translated it below.
In the video, Nuri Arda GÜNGÖR, chief engineer of the Hürjet project, says:
1- Hürjet is an unstable aircraft.
2- Therefore, flight control is controlled by 3 different computers.
3- There is no "physical connection" between the stick and the flight control surfaces.
4- Commands of the pilot are transmitted to the flight control surfaces as digital signals.
5- The first flight was completed with "zero mistakes" and we are very happy as a team. The plane behaved exactly as in the simulations. Otherwise, our job would be very difficult.
6- In fact, the F-16 pilots accompanying Hürjet's first flight asked, "Was this really its first flight?" they asked.
7- We have been working on the aircraft for 5 years and we are also working on the navy version.
8- In the current "simulations", the LHD class can take off from the ski-jump of the Anadolu ship with a gun loaded. However, since the Anadolu ship does not have a cable capture system, it is not possible to land on this ship yet.
9- We are aware of the needs of our army. That's why we are developing Hürjet for a real aircraft carrier.
he says in a nutshell.
So there are things you don't know about the Hürjet and Kaan projects. This is also very normal. Because most of the resources you can access on this subject are in Turkish. Because both projects are newly recognized in the world.
In conclusion, I say it again: There is an fbw developed by Turkey in Hürjet and it flies in this way. In other words, Turkey has a unique fbw and it is already being developed. As far as I can remember, it had made its last 6th flight. (I don't know how many times it flew now.)
The Hürjet project is an integral part of the Kaan project. TAI started this project on its own initiative. The air force did not make such a request. In fact, the Hürjet project was a necessity for TAI. Because with TAI Hürjet, he learns to make jet fighter planes and gains experience. He transfers all his experience to Kaan. So if Hürjet is flying, I hope Kaan will fly very soon, too.
And if you don't believe the project lead engineer, there's nothing more I can tell you. You can think any way you want. Nobody here has an obligation to convince you.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI_qAcfRP9I