Turkey flies first ATAK 2 heavy combat helicopter

[NutLoose]

Film of it airborne in the link.

https://twitter.com/clashreport/stat...C9je6Jg-0tAAAA

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[NutLoose]

More information and a close up look at it.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ack-helicopter

[Doors Off]

Is that a Wessex? Good on the Turks for building such a helicopter. Strewth, it is not a good looking chopper.

[Tickle]

It does have a Wessex-like profile to it. The wheels are fixed, the engines are hanging out the sides and there's those big 'wings' so if it remains with that shape then I imagine it'll have some great space inside for military avionics, weapons and self-defence capabilities. The pilot seems so high up. Maybe it can hold a few people inside its belly.

[chopper2004]

Here is another video of its firs flight here

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[chopper2004]

Le Bourget

Originally Posted by NutLoose

Film of it airborne in the link.



https://twitter.com/clashreport/stat...C9je6Jg-0tAAAA

I know it’s a mock up but went for a walk around Brief on the ATaK 2 yesterday here at Le Bourget so here are my pics.







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[PhlyingGuy]

Looks like an ugly mosquito!

[casper64]

Vertical tail looks rather flimsy. Interesting to see its max sideward speed and yaw rate envelope.

[MightyGem]

Originally Posted by Doors Off

Strewth, it is not a good looking chopper.

This is the Denel Rooivalk(South African) from the early 90s. In one of it's advertising shots, the tagline was: "In our business, sometimes things get ugly"

[Sir Korsky]

Well I think it looks pretty damn cool !! Nice job Turks.