TAI Hürkuş
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The TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird)[4] is a tandem two-seat, low-wing, single-engine, turboprop aircraft being developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as a new basic trainer and ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces.[5][6][7]
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Hürkuş | |
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TAI Hürkuş | |
Role | Trainer aircraft and ground attack aircraft |
National origin | Turkey |
Manufacturer | Turkish Aerospace Industries |
First flight | 29 August 2013[1] |
Status | In production (2016)[2] |
Primary user | Turkish Air Force |
Number built | 18 (June 2020)[3] |
Developed into | TAI Hürjet |
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The aircraft is named after Vecihi Hürkuş, a World War I and Turkish Independence War veteran pilot, a Turkish aviation pioneer and the first Turkish airplane manufacturer.[8]