TAI T129

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T129 Atak
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Type: Multipurpose combat helicopter
Design country:

TurkeyTurkey Turkey ItalyItalyItaly 

Manufacturer:
First flight:

2009 in Cascina Costa, Italy

Commissioning:

2014

Number of pieces:

57 shipped October 20, 2019

The TAI T129 Atak (Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter) is an all-weather attack helicopter . It is a further development that emerged from a technology transfer of the Agusta A129 and was mainly developed by the Turkish companies TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) and Aselsan , with the support of the Italian company AgustaWestland through the exchange of knowledge. In June 2014 the first three series machines were handed over to the Turkish armed forces .

history

The development program for a Turkish attack helicopter started in 1995. The primary goal was to build a state-of-the-art attack helicopter with national resources. At the end of March 2007, Agusta Westland won the ATAK tender of the Turkish army with the A129. He was able to prevail in the final against the South African Denel CSH-2 Rooivalk . 59 attack helicopters will be built by TAI in Turkey . The first flight with a prototype took place on September 28, 2009. Among other things, the deal provides for a complete technology transfer, the involvement of Turkish suppliers and the installation of new Turkish components. In this form, the helicopter to which TAI has the complete marketing rights will be called the T129 . The Turkish Navy plans to use the helicopter on the new TCG Anadolu aircraft carrier from 2019 . Four T-129s are to be stationed permanently on the TCG Anadolu.

technology

construction

The T129 is a two-seat helicopter. The gunner sits in front and behind him the pilot is in an elevated position. The armor of the cockpit is designed to withstand fire with 12.7 mm ammunition.

Engines

The two LHTEC-CTS800-4A - shaft engines , each with 1,045 kW bring the helicopter to a cruising speed of 269 km / h, m a service ceiling of the 6096th The rate of climb is almost 13.9 m per second. The range is 561 km, the transfer range 1000 km.

Radar and target acquisition

The ASELFLIR 300T thermal tracking and targeting system

The T129 is equipped with a TADS-FCR (Target Acquisition and Designation System-Fire Control Radar). The system can detect both land and sea targets up to a distance of 30 km. In addition, the radar system has SAR and ISAR capabilities. Aselsan developed the avionics and also a thermal tracking and targeting system ( FLIR ) under the name ASELFLIR 300T. A lighter and higher resolution ASELFLIR-235 will be used in later versions. Aselsan is also working on the development of a helmet visor under the name Avci, the prototype of which has already been developed and is undergoing the relevant qualification tests. In addition, the T129 can mark enemy targets according to the "buddy lasing" principle and thus fight them with laser-controlled weapons.

Armament

T-129 with maximum armament

To the main arm the T129 include the laser-controlled UMTAS -, Cirit - and Mizrak-O - antitank missiles (PTRS) of Roketsan and AIM-9 Sidewinder - air-to-air missiles and Hydra-70 - air-to-ground missiles . The T129 can optionally be equipped with AGM 114 Hellfire or Stinger AA missiles . The secondary armament consists of the pivoting three -barreled 20 mm Gatling cannon TM-197B in an Oto-Melara turret .

Self protection

The T129 has a radar warning and jamming system as well as a decoy system .

commitment

A T-129 was shot down on February 10, 2018 during an operation as part of the Turkish military offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Syria. According to the Turkish military, both crew members were killed.

Orders

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan
60 orders with a total volume of ≈ 3 billion US dollars.
PakistanPakistan Pakistan
In 2016 Pakistan tested the type and ordered 30 copies in 2018 .
PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines
8 orders with the option for two more copies.
TurkeyTurkey Turkey
60 orders with a total volume of ≈ 3 billion US dollars.

Technical specifications

Three-sided view of the T-129
The T-129 compared to the AH-1W. Left the hover altitude without ground effect , right the operating altitude.
Parameter Data
crew 2 in tandem arrangement (pilot, gunner)
length 13.45 m
Main rotor diameter 11.90 m
width 3.49 m
Fuel supply 762 kg, external tank optional
Max. Takeoff mass 5000 kg
Engines 2 × LHTEC CTS8004A with 1045 kW each
Top speed 269 ​​km / h
Hovering altitude with ground effect 3993 m
Hovering altitude without ground effect 3048 m
Rate of climb 13.97 m / s
Vertical rate of climb 7.9 m / s
Bet height 6096 m
Range 561 km
Duration of use 3 h

gallery

  • TAI T-129 P1, prototype

  • TAI T-129 P1, prototype

  • T-129 "1001" in Farnborough , 2014

  • cockpit

Web links

Commons : TAI T-129  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/atak-team-flies-first-t129-prototype-332845/
  2. ↑ 52. ATAK teslim edildi. Retrieved October 4, 2019 (tr-TR).
  3. ↑ T129 Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter on www.tai.com.tr ( Memento from February 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ^ Turkey's Audacious T129. In: AIR International , March 2013, p. 53.
  6. ↑ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/idef-turkey-poised-to-sign-t129-contract-214312/
  7. ↑ Construction for the first domestic aircraft carrier "TCG Anadolu" continues.
  8. ↑ a b c leonardocompany.com Technical data on the manufacturer's website , accessed on July 30, 2017
  9. ↑ a b c Archive link ( Memento from July 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ http://www.aselsan.com.tr/urun.asp?urun_id=52&lang=tr ( Memento from December 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ http://www.roketsan.com.tr/urunler-hizmetler/hassas-gudumlu-fuzeler/
  12. ^ Turkish T129 attack helicopter shot down in Afrin. www.aviationanalysis.net, February 10, 2018, accessed on February 10, 2018 .
  13. ↑ http://www.turkiyegazetesi.com.tr/gundem/311889.aspx
  14. ↑ Alan Warnes: Pakistan on vergen of ordering TAI T129 Atak on monch.com on June 22, 2017
  15. ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/80336/pakistan-signs-for-t129-attack-helos
  16. ↑ Aerobuzz: The Philippines have chosen the T129
  17. ↑ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/turkey-signs-for-more-t129-attack-helicopters-349497/
  18. ↑ 2010 Yılı Faaliyet Raporu ( Memento from April 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive )