The Turkish Primary and Basic Training Aircraft (Hürkuş) Development Program became effective with the agreement signed between the Under secretariat for Defense Industries and TAI in March 2006. 

Within the framework of the program; design, development, testing, verification, manufacturing and civil certification of an indigenous training aircraft is going to be performed. Hürkuş will be designed and certified in accordance with EASA CS 23 standard.

Hürkuş is going to have night and day mission capability, tandem seating and a single turboprop engine. With this aircraft, general purpose, instrument flight, navigation and formation training phases will be realized. In order to realize these training stages; the aircraft will have the standard aircraft systems, cabin pressurization, escape system and oxygen system.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Cruise Speed …………………… > 250 kts

G Limits ………………..…….. +7g / -3.5 g

Climb ……………………..15000 ft in 5 min

Seating configuration ….. Stepped tandem

Pressurization…………………………. Yes

Anti-G system…………………………. Yes

OBOGS ………………………….…….. Yes

0/0 Ejection seat ………………….……Yes

Avionics ………………………..... All digital

In HÜRKUŞ project, besides of providing many technical properties, there are studies made on human machine interface, and the relation of human with the aircraft. HÜRKUŞ will be an aircraft in which the human machine interface is provided, and pilot’s safety, comfort, usability, and maintainability requirements are satisfied. 

In the aircraft, considering the anthropometric range, the smallest size pilot will be provided with a comfortable view and functional reach while the largest pilot will be able to use all controls comfortably, and will be comfortable seated in the aircraft.

There will be a 11⁰  outside view for the front pilot, and 5⁰ outside view for the rear pilot.

For the cockpit layout, which is still being worked on, careful consideration according to importance is given to the placement of controls and displays. 


Please click for Turkish Primary and Basic Training Aircraft "Hürkuş" brochure.