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The Turkish Air Force (Turkish: Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) is the air and space force of the Turkish Armed Forces. It traces its origins to 1 June 1911 when it was founded as the Aviation Squadrons by the Ottoman Empire . [ 7 ]
Turkish Air Force involvement in the Syrian civil war (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "History of the Turkish Air Force" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The Turkish Air Force operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, supported by a domestic aerospace industry, such as Turkish Aerospace Industries, that has made contributions to locally produce license-built aircraft and indigenous Unmanned aerial vehicle. The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the Turkish Air Force.
The Turkish Air Force had 131 first line aircraft in 1937, of which only half were relatively modern. [12] Turkey hoped to increase the size of its fleet to 300 by 1938. [12] Although Turkey had 300 trained pilots, the majority of them would be rated with moderate ability to fly in bad weather in a Western European Air Force. [12]
Turkish Air Force The TAI Hürkuş (Free Bird) [ 4 ] is a tandem two-seat, low-wing, single-engine, turboprop aircraft being produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as a trainer and ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces .
On June 30, 2021, the Turkish Air Force made an official presentation about the TF-X program to the press. In the presentation, it was stated that Phase-1 Stage-1 had started with preliminary design works, right after T0 stage. As part of preliminary design activities, a system requirements review (SRR) is currently being carried out.
Ankara Aviation Museum (Turkish: Ankara Hava Müzesi) is a military-based museum for aviation, owned and operated by the Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in Etimesgut district of Ankara, Turkey. The area of the museum is 64,321 m 2 (692,350 sq ft).
The Turkish Air Force intends to use the design to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon in the trainer role and also to supplement the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon for close air support. [4] The aircraft is also planned to replace the Northrop F-5 used by the Turkish Stars aerobatic team.