TURKISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY PRODUCT CATALOGUE

466 PROPULSION and POWER TRANSMISSION for AIR SYSTEMS D esign activities for PD170 turbodiesel aviation engine, developed under the scope of the Operative UAV Engine Development Project, have been completed to a large extent. As part of the maturity activities carried out in parallel with each other on 4 different engine test stands, engine tests of more than 4000 hours have been performed since January 2017 which marks the initial engine start-up. The endurance tests and continuously-improved design solutions enabled the engine maturity level to reach the sufficient level to initiate the flight tests. PD170 Engine performed its first flight in February 27, 2018 with ANKA platform. The flight was completed successfully without any problem. The initiatives for PD222 Engine, which will be the advanced version of the PD170 Engine, have also been taken. This engine will also power up the new-generation Akinci UAV platform developed by Baykar Makina. To that end, PD170 engine was delivered to Baykar Makina A.S. in September 2018 in order to prevent any interruption in design and integration activities, and to enable performance of the initial flight tests. D esign improvement and development activities continue, while ground and flight tests are being carried out in Turbojet Motor Development Project, which was initiated to power up SIMSEK Fast Target Drone System developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. The flight test for TJ90, the national turbojet engine designed and manufactured by TEI, which is capable of generating 400 N thrust (under sea level conditions) and features electrical startup, EMI/EMC compatibility, endurance to catapult load, engine controller with data connection to ground station, was performed smoothly within the scope of the study carried out jointly with Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. at approximately 10,000 ft. altitude (relative to sea level) and 200-knot speed at Sivrihisar Military Base. PD170 TURBODIESEL AVIATION ENGINE TJ90 TURBOJET ENGINE