Turkish Aerospace Flies Improved Hurkus Turboprop Trainer

Hurkus-II

Credit: Turkish Aerospace Industries
Turkish Aerospace Industries has completed the first flight of the upgraded Hurkus-II turboprop trainer. The manufacturer said the first flight took place on Dec. 30 from the company’s Ankara campus, with the aircraft reaching 140 kt. (161.1 mph) and 6,500 ft. during the 20-min. hop. Few details...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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