30.09.2009, 10:13
Zitat:Turkey Presses Ahead with its Attack Helicopter Project
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 6 Issue: 178
September 29, 2009 03:33 PM Age: 13 hrs
Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Home Page, Military/Security, Turkey
By: Saban Kardas
The test flights of Turkey's national attack helicopters, which will be produced jointly with Italy, were concluded on September 28, producing satisfactory results for Turkish defense officials.
Following a decade of discussions on developing a combat helicopter program, Turkey awarded the bid to produce combat and reconnaissance helicopters to the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) -the prime contractor- and the Italian AgustaWestland -the subcontractor- in 2007. Under the $3 billion program, 51 (plus 40 optional) helicopters will be produced for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). AgustaWestland agreed to transfer technology for the development of Turkey's T-129 ATAK, which will be an improvised version of its A-129 helicopters to meet the Turkish army's specific needs to operate in high altitude mountainous terrain. The first T-129's are scheduled to be delivered to the TSK in 2013 (EDM, June 27, 2008, Today's Zaman, September 29).
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Am 28 September wurde in Mailand der Prototyp P1 des Kampfhubschraubers T-129 getestet. Der T-129 ist eine modifizierte Version des Agusta A-129 Kampfhubschraubers der mit einer stärkeren Turbine, türkischen Bordcomputer, Avionik und Waffensystemen ausgerüstet ist.
Hier ein Video des Testfluges: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://video.turk.net/video/izle/24851/-TEKRAR----Turk-taarruz-helikopteri-T129---MILANO/">http://video.turk.net/video/izle/24851/ ... ---MILANO/</a><!-- m -->