The TAI Hürjet, Turkey’s supersonic advanced trainer and light combat aircraft, exited the hangar and took to the runway. The aircraft was filmed performing taxi tests on March 18, 2023. The pictures and video of the aircraft were shared on social media. Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Aerospace, shared a video of the rollout on Twitter, thanking his team for “faith, effort, and success”.
İnanç, emek, başarı... Bu sevinci bizlere yaşattıkları için tüm çalışma arkadaşlarıma bir kez daha sonsuz teşekkürlerimi sunuyorum.@SavunmaSanayii pic.twitter.com/twT0H3Vs0H
— Temel Kotil (@Temel_Kotil) March 18, 2023
Ismail Demir, President of Turkey’s Defense Industry Agency, shared another video of the event on Twitter, noting that the Hürjet is the country’s second aircraft to perform taxi tests in a few days’ span, following the the MMU.
Dün Bismillah dedik bugün Maşallah!
— Ismail Demir (@IsmailDemirSSB) March 18, 2023
MMU’dan sonra HÜRJET de piste çıktı. 🇹🇷✈️
Yerli ve milli jet uçağımız koşmaya başladı gökyüzüne kavuşmak için gün sayıyor. Emeği geçen herkesi tebrik ediyorum. Bu gurur hepimizin.@TUSAS_TR pic.twitter.com/X6Au7sXl2p
The Hürjet performed tax tests the following day after the prototype of the TAI TF-X fifth-generation fighter jet did the same. The aircraft, also known as the National Combat Aircraft (MMU), moved under its own power during tests on March 17, 2023, which marked a successful integration of its General Electric F110 engines.
The Hürjet, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), is a single-engine supersonic advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft, similar to the Boeing T-7, the KAI T-50 and the Yakovlev Yak-130. The manufacturer outlines its maximum speed of Mach 1.4 and a range of 2,222 km (1,200 nm). As an advanced trainer, it is poised to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon in the service of the Turkish Air Force. As a light combat aircraft, its role includes carrying a variety of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions.