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TAI performs the first flight of the Hurkus trainer aircraft (VIDEO)

Ankara, Turkey - The company expects to achieve the certification by the end of 2014

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced it performed the first flight of the Hurkus, the training aircraft that the Ankara-based aerospace company has been developing from 2007. The flight lsted about 33 minutes: the aircraft took off from Akinci base, near Ankara, flying in landing configuration, with extended gear and flaps in landing position. The takeoff occurred at a speed of 100 knots...

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Rome, Italy, 09/02/2013 17:14
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