First Turkish commercial helicopter to be tested in 2010
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), a manufacturer company, will start ground and flight tests of first Turkish light commercial helicopters in 2010, Anatolian Agency reported on Sunday.
The activities being performed under the project produce and assemble various fuselage and tail parts and integrate these parts to the fuselage, at the moment.
The planned helicopters will weight two tones and have the capacity of six to eight passengers on board.
TAI also operated jointly in the co-production of F-16 fighters as well as CN-235 light transport/maritime patrol/surveillance aircraft, SF-260 trainers, Cougar AS-532 search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR) and utility helicopters together with design and development of unmanned aerial vehicles, target drones and agricultural aircraft.
Turkish Armed Forces Strengthening Foundation, Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, and Turkish Aeronautical Association are the main shareholders of TAI.
The Light Commercial Helicopter Research Development and Application Project between TAI and