1st Flight for TAI’s T129 Helicopter
23.08.2011 Turkey
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) announced the successful first flight of the first T129 prototype, produced at TAI's facilities in Ankara, Turkey.
The first flight, conducted by TAI's test pilots, of T129 "P6" prototype helicopter has timely and successfully been completed at TAI's facilities in Akıncı (Ankara).
The ATAK Program was initiated with the aim to meet the Attack/Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter requirements of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLF) by the integration of high-tech avionic equipment, hardware and software which will be developed in Turkey.
The first flight of the P6 prototype marks an important milestone in the ATAK Program such that; being the first of a total of three T129 prototypes to be assembled in Turkey, it shows the level of technology achieved by Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.
The first flight, conducted by TAI's test pilots, of T129 "P6" prototype helicopter has timely and successfully been completed at TAI's facilities in Akıncı (Ankara).
The ATAK Program was initiated with the aim to meet the Attack/Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter requirements of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLF) by the integration of high-tech avionic equipment, hardware and software which will be developed in Turkey.
The first flight of the P6 prototype marks an important milestone in the ATAK Program such that; being the first of a total of three T129 prototypes to be assembled in Turkey, it shows the level of technology achieved by Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.
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