THK (Türk Hava Kurumu - Turkish Aeronautical Association) Designations
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My THK list. Mostly the same info ... but at least it is Google friendly 
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Türk Hava Kurumu Uçak Fabrikası - Turkish Air Agency Aircraft Factory
Numbered THK Uçak Fabrikası aircraft designations were applied only to original designs. So, for example, the licensed THK-Miles 14 Magister bears no relationship to the THK-14 (a 2-seat training glider).
Designations may be rendered as T.H.K.1 or THK.1 but the most common style seen in modern Turkish publications is THK-1 (so I have stuck to that hyphenated form throughout).
Since THK designs were taken over by MKE, I've added 'MKEK' designations at the bottom for convenience.
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THK Aircraft Designations
THK-1 -- 1941 low-winged troop/freight glider, span 26.0 m
- THK-1: 1 + 11 troops, wood const., 1 x prototype
-- http://www.airwar.ru/enc/glider/thk1.html
THK-2 -- 1944 single-seat monoplane aerobatic trainer, span 8.0 m
- THK-2 : 1 x 135 hp DH Gipsy Major, 2 prototypes, 4 x production
- MKEK-2: 1952 MKE THK.2 development, x 6 production aircraft
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200547.html
-- http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other2/thk2.html
THK-3 - 1945-1946 reverse-engineered DFS Habicht sailplane, x 6
-- aka THK-03 or, simply, Planörü (Glider)
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200546.html
THK-4 -- 1945 reverse-engineered Antonov US-4 training glider, x 40
-- aka THK-04
-- MKEK-6 - MKE-built 2-seat US-4/THK-4 training glider, x 10
THK-5 -- 1945 twin-engined, low-wing, cabin monoplane, x 13
- THK-5 : 2 x 165 hp DH Gipsy Majors, wooden const., span 14.63 m
-- THK-5 air ambulance was the prototype for the series THK.5A/THK.10
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200547.html
- THK-5A: 6-seat utility transport vers., x 9
- THK-10: THK-5A development (see below), x 3
THK-6 -- [Project] 19?? sailplane, abandoned
THK-7 –- 1946 reverse-engineered Antonov PS-2* parasol glider, x 40
-- aka THK-07
-- * Note, some sources say the THK-7 was a US Franklin PS-2 copy
-- http://www.mmo.org.tr/resimler/dosya_ekler/efde9027a17b85c_ek.pdf?dergi=1336
THK-8 -- [Project] 19?? sailplane, abandoned
THK-9 –- 1947 reverse-engineered Sheremetev Sh-5 parasol glider, x 40
-- aka THK-09
- MKEK-7: THK.9 training glider development by MKE, x 5 production
THK-10 - 194? 2-engined light transport, refined THK-5A, light transport, x 3
THK-11 - 1950 3-seat, twin-boomed light touring monoplane
- THK-11: High-winged pusher layout, tricycle landing gear
-- Preserved at Türk Hava Kurumu Müzesi, Ankara
-- http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosya:THK11.jpg
-- https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%201678.html
THK-12 - 1949 [Project] twin-engined 12 pax/cargo transport
- THK-12: 2 x 550 hp P&W Wasp radials, project abandoned*
-- * One source claims 1 x THK-12 was completed but no prod'n
-- http://www.mmo.org.tr/resimler/dosya_ekler/784b70742141814_ek.pdf?dergi=1320
THK-13 - 19?? tailless aerodynamics research glider, 65' 7" span
- THK-13: Flying wing, wooden construction with fabric covering
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200546.html
THK-14 - 1950 side-by-side 2-seat training glider, 1 x prototype
THK-15 - 1955 2-seat tandem basic trainer,* span 9.50 m, x 75 (MKEK-4)
- THK-15: 1 x 145 hp DH Gipsy Major 4-cyl inverted in-line
-- * THK-15 was an updated Magister with a cockpit canopy
-- MKEK-4 Uğur (Luck): MKE production of THK-15 trainer prototype
THK-16 - [Project] 1952 twin-jet 2-seat military trainer, span 10 m
- THK-16: 2 x Turbomeca Pimene turbojets (opt'l Turbomeca Palas)
-- aka Mehmetçik (Soldier), designed by Eng. Selahattin Belen
-- http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2004/03/21/431316.asp
- MKEK-3: [Project] MKE designation for planned THK-16 production
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Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu -- Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation
MKE MKEK Aircraft Designations
MKEK-1 - [Project] 1952 light AOP a/c, abandoned
- MKEK-1: Note, Gözcü was an MKE design, not of THK origin
-- aka MKEK-1 Gözcü (Observer)
MKEK-2 - Single-seat aerobatic trainer based on THK-2, x 6
MKEK-3 - [Project] MKE designation for planned THK-16 production, x 0
MKEK-4 - MKE production of THK-15 trainer prototype, x 60
-- aka MKEK-4 Uğur (Luck)
MKEK-5 - [Project] MKE desig. for planned THK-5A/THK-10 production, x 0
MKEK-6 - Two-seat high-wing training glider, based on THK-4, x 10
MKEK-7 - MKE production of THK-9 training glider, x 5
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Türk Hava Kurumu Uçak Fabrikası - Turkish Air Agency Aircraft Factory
Numbered THK Uçak Fabrikası aircraft designations were applied only to original designs. So, for example, the licensed THK-Miles 14 Magister bears no relationship to the THK-14 (a 2-seat training glider).
Designations may be rendered as T.H.K.1 or THK.1 but the most common style seen in modern Turkish publications is THK-1 (so I have stuck to that hyphenated form throughout).
Since THK designs were taken over by MKE, I've added 'MKEK' designations at the bottom for convenience.
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THK Aircraft Designations
THK-1 -- 1941 low-winged troop/freight glider, span 26.0 m
- THK-1: 1 + 11 troops, wood const., 1 x prototype
-- http://www.airwar.ru/enc/glider/thk1.html
THK-2 -- 1944 single-seat monoplane aerobatic trainer, span 8.0 m
- THK-2 : 1 x 135 hp DH Gipsy Major, 2 prototypes, 4 x production
- MKEK-2: 1952 MKE THK.2 development, x 6 production aircraft
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200547.html
-- http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other2/thk2.html
THK-3 - 1945-1946 reverse-engineered DFS Habicht sailplane, x 6
-- aka THK-03 or, simply, Planörü (Glider)
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200546.html
THK-4 -- 1945 reverse-engineered Antonov US-4 training glider, x 40
-- aka THK-04
-- MKEK-6 - MKE-built 2-seat US-4/THK-4 training glider, x 10
THK-5 -- 1945 twin-engined, low-wing, cabin monoplane, x 13
- THK-5 : 2 x 165 hp DH Gipsy Majors, wooden const., span 14.63 m
-- THK-5 air ambulance was the prototype for the series THK.5A/THK.10
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200547.html
- THK-5A: 6-seat utility transport vers., x 9
- THK-10: THK-5A development (see below), x 3
THK-6 -- [Project] 19?? sailplane, abandoned
THK-7 –- 1946 reverse-engineered Antonov PS-2* parasol glider, x 40
-- aka THK-07
-- * Note, some sources say the THK-7 was a US Franklin PS-2 copy
-- http://www.mmo.org.tr/resimler/dosya_ekler/efde9027a17b85c_ek.pdf?dergi=1336
THK-8 -- [Project] 19?? sailplane, abandoned
THK-9 –- 1947 reverse-engineered Sheremetev Sh-5 parasol glider, x 40
-- aka THK-09
- MKEK-7: THK.9 training glider development by MKE, x 5 production
THK-10 - 194? 2-engined light transport, refined THK-5A, light transport, x 3
THK-11 - 1950 3-seat, twin-boomed light touring monoplane
- THK-11: High-winged pusher layout, tricycle landing gear
-- Preserved at Türk Hava Kurumu Müzesi, Ankara
-- http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosya:THK11.jpg
-- https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%201678.html
THK-12 - 1949 [Project] twin-engined 12 pax/cargo transport
- THK-12: 2 x 550 hp P&W Wasp radials, project abandoned*
-- * One source claims 1 x THK-12 was completed but no prod'n
-- http://www.mmo.org.tr/resimler/dosya_ekler/784b70742141814_ek.pdf?dergi=1320
THK-13 - 19?? tailless aerodynamics research glider, 65' 7" span
- THK-13: Flying wing, wooden construction with fabric covering
-- http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1949/1949%20-%200546.html
THK-14 - 1950 side-by-side 2-seat training glider, 1 x prototype
THK-15 - 1955 2-seat tandem basic trainer,* span 9.50 m, x 75 (MKEK-4)
- THK-15: 1 x 145 hp DH Gipsy Major 4-cyl inverted in-line
-- * THK-15 was an updated Magister with a cockpit canopy
-- MKEK-4 Uğur (Luck): MKE production of THK-15 trainer prototype
THK-16 - [Project] 1952 twin-jet 2-seat military trainer, span 10 m
- THK-16: 2 x Turbomeca Pimene turbojets (opt'l Turbomeca Palas)
-- aka Mehmetçik (Soldier), designed by Eng. Selahattin Belen
-- http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2004/03/21/431316.asp
- MKEK-3: [Project] MKE designation for planned THK-16 production
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Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu -- Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation
MKE MKEK Aircraft Designations
MKEK-1 - [Project] 1952 light AOP a/c, abandoned
- MKEK-1: Note, Gözcü was an MKE design, not of THK origin
-- aka MKEK-1 Gözcü (Observer)
MKEK-2 - Single-seat aerobatic trainer based on THK-2, x 6
MKEK-3 - [Project] MKE designation for planned THK-16 production, x 0
MKEK-4 - MKE production of THK-15 trainer prototype, x 60
-- aka MKEK-4 Uğur (Luck)
MKEK-5 - [Project] MKE desig. for planned THK-5A/THK-10 production, x 0
MKEK-6 - Two-seat high-wing training glider, based on THK-4, x 10
MKEK-7 - MKE production of THK-9 training glider, x 5
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Vecihi Hürkus Aircraft Designations
Rather than add another designation subject heading, I thought put the aircraft of minor Turkish designer, Vecihi Hürkus, here. At first better known as a pilot, Vecihi seems to have begun by designing aircraft from salvage parts. Can anyone add to this list?
Designs are designated with Roman numerals ... sometimes shown with prefixes -- 'K' and 'SK' -- and prefixes 'STM' and 'D'. The 'D', for Deniz/Sea, was applied to floatplanes. Perhaps a Turkish memeber could suggest what the other letters refer to?
Vecihi VI -- 1924 2-seat recce biplane (from salvaged parts)
-- aka Vecihi K-VI, first flight Izmir, 28 Jan 1925
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihikVI.asp
-- http://cdn.listelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/19-vecihi-k6-ucagi.jpg
Vecihi X --- 1933 2-seat touring aircraft*
-- aka Vecihi SK-X, registration TC-S.V
-- "a modernized version of the Vecihi XIV"
-- * Note,Vecihi X also desig. of 1930 speedboat
Vecihi XI - a/c model displayed at 1930 Ankara trade fair
-- aka Vecihi Y-XI, registration TC-S.VI
Vecihi XIV - Sept 1930, 2-seat single-engined trainer/sport a/c
-- aka Vecihi K-XIV, x 1, reg: TC-S.I, TC-S.II (modified)
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXIV.asp
- Vecihi XIVD: Vecihi XIV seaplane, x 1 conversion
-- http://cdn.listelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/38-vecihi-k14.jpg
Vecihi XV -- 1933, 3-seat multi-purpose aircraft x 2
- Vecihi XV: Braced low-wing monoplane, radial engine
-- aka Vecihi XV STM, registration TC-S.III
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXV.asp
Vecihi XVI - 1934 4-seat low-wing cabin monoplane, x 1
-- aka Vecihi K-XVI 'Nuri Bey' (after Nuri Demirag)
-- Vecihi K-XVI registration TC-S.IV
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXVI.asp
-- http://cdn.listelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/44-vecihi-k-16-nuri-bey.jpg
- Vecihi XVID: Vecihi XVI seaplane, aka 'S-XVI', x 1
Vecihi XVII - 1938 high-wing monoplane passenger a/c
-- aka Vecihi K-XVII, registration TC-S.VI, x 1
Rather than add another designation subject heading, I thought put the aircraft of minor Turkish designer, Vecihi Hürkus, here. At first better known as a pilot, Vecihi seems to have begun by designing aircraft from salvage parts. Can anyone add to this list?
Designs are designated with Roman numerals ... sometimes shown with prefixes -- 'K' and 'SK' -- and prefixes 'STM' and 'D'. The 'D', for Deniz/Sea, was applied to floatplanes. Perhaps a Turkish memeber could suggest what the other letters refer to?
Vecihi VI -- 1924 2-seat recce biplane (from salvaged parts)
-- aka Vecihi K-VI, first flight Izmir, 28 Jan 1925
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihikVI.asp
-- http://cdn.listelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/19-vecihi-k6-ucagi.jpg
Vecihi X --- 1933 2-seat touring aircraft*
-- aka Vecihi SK-X, registration TC-S.V
-- "a modernized version of the Vecihi XIV"
-- * Note,Vecihi X also desig. of 1930 speedboat
Vecihi XI - a/c model displayed at 1930 Ankara trade fair
-- aka Vecihi Y-XI, registration TC-S.VI
Vecihi XIV - Sept 1930, 2-seat single-engined trainer/sport a/c
-- aka Vecihi K-XIV, x 1, reg: TC-S.I, TC-S.II (modified)
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXIV.asp
- Vecihi XIVD: Vecihi XIV seaplane, x 1 conversion
-- http://cdn.listelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/38-vecihi-k14.jpg
Vecihi XV -- 1933, 3-seat multi-purpose aircraft x 2
- Vecihi XV: Braced low-wing monoplane, radial engine
-- aka Vecihi XV STM, registration TC-S.III
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXV.asp
Vecihi XVI - 1934 4-seat low-wing cabin monoplane, x 1
-- aka Vecihi K-XVI 'Nuri Bey' (after Nuri Demirag)
-- Vecihi K-XVI registration TC-S.IV
-- http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXVI.asp
-- http://cdn.listelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/44-vecihi-k-16-nuri-bey.jpg
- Vecihi XVID: Vecihi XVI seaplane, aka 'S-XVI', x 1
Vecihi XVII - 1938 high-wing monoplane passenger a/c
-- aka Vecihi K-XVII, registration TC-S.VI, x 1
Hi,
The aircraft pictured in the link about the model XV is actually the Vecihi XVI D (model XVI mounted on floats).
The actual Vecihi XV was a different low-wing three-seat monoplane registered TC-S.III, see http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXV.asp
According to the book Turkish Aircraft Production by Tuncay Deniz, one example each was made of the XV and XVI. The XVI D was the same example mounted on floats.
In the same source, it is said that the XIV D is one of the two XIV built, mounted on floats, and the aircraft registered TC-S.V is described as "a modernized version of the Vecihi XIV".
By the way, maybe one should change the heading to "Turkish aircraft designations" ?
Adrien
The aircraft pictured in the link about the model XV is actually the Vecihi XVI D (model XVI mounted on floats).
The actual Vecihi XV was a different low-wing three-seat monoplane registered TC-S.III, see http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/vecihiXV.asp
According to the book Turkish Aircraft Production by Tuncay Deniz, one example each was made of the XV and XVI. The XVI D was the same example mounted on floats.
In the same source, it is said that the XIV D is one of the two XIV built, mounted on floats, and the aircraft registered TC-S.V is described as "a modernized version of the Vecihi XIV".
By the way, maybe one should change the heading to "Turkish aircraft designations" ?
Adrien
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Merci Adrien!
I've made the corrections for Vecihi Hürkus designations and added appropriate aircraft type links from http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/ .
I've made the corrections for Vecihi Hürkus designations and added appropriate aircraft type links from http://www.tayyareci.com/bagisucak/ .
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I found a Turkish aviation site, with some photo galleries, dedicated to history of native aircraft.
Among them:
set of tailless glider THK-13' photos
http://kokpit.aero/index.php?route=image/image_gallery&image_gallery_id=330
set of Nu.D. 38 two-engined civil aircraft
http://kokpit.aero/index.php?route=image/image_gallery&image_gallery_id=76&page=2
Among them:
set of tailless glider THK-13' photos
http://kokpit.aero/index.php?route=image/image_gallery&image_gallery_id=330
set of Nu.D. 38 two-engined civil aircraft
http://kokpit.aero/index.php?route=image/image_gallery&image_gallery_id=76&page=2
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Greetings Hesham,
At this time the International Resin Modellers Association - IRMA is planning a kit for the Turkish THK-16 and we are looking for a photo or portrait of Selahattin Belen, the Chief Engineer at Turk Hava Kurumu at that time. Can you direct us on where we might find one? Nothing seems to come up on the internet, even in Turkish. Many thanks!
Sincerely,
Zane
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Greeting Zanenobbs,
the only I have,in this topic,
THK-16 Mehmetçik - Minijets
Le THK-16 Mehmetçik est un projet de biplace à réaction d'entrainement des années 50, équipé de deux Turbomeca Piméné
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zanenobbs
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Hello,Greeting Zanenobbs,
the only I have,in this topic,
THK-16 Mehmetçik - Minijets
Le THK-16 Mehmetçik est un projet de biplace à réaction d'entrainement des années 50, équipé de deux Turbomeca Piméné
Okay. Thank you!
Zane
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