The Turkish aviation company, which developed the training and general purpose aircraft TROY T400, this time designed a regional passenger aircraft. The aircraft, which has a capacity of 19 passengers and can carry 3,700 kilograms of cargo, is expected to reach a range of 2,200 kilometers.
UCAKSAN implemented the Dragut Project to develop a wide-body regional passenger aircraft. The project aimed to create a wide-body aircraft with low maintenance costs, affordable fuel consumption.
In this context, an aircraft with a capacity of 19 people was designed for passenger transportation duty. In addition to this mission, the aircraft was planned to undertake roles such as firefighting, cargo and military transportation.
The regional passenger plane is expected to have a wingspan of 15.33 meters, a height of 4.58 meters and a wing area of 25 square meters.
The aircraft will have a maximum take-off weight of 7,700 kilograms and can carry 3,700 kilograms of cargo. The aircraft, which has a maximum speed of 480 kilometers per hour and a cruising speed of 420 kilometers, will be able to operate with a range of 2,200 kilometers.
Efforts that started with a 2-seater plane gradually grew
UCAKSAN Top Manager Emre Balci said in his statement that they have been operating in the field of general aviation since 2018.
Stating that they first started with the design and production of the 2-seater training aircraft project, Balci stated that they turned this aircraft into a 4-seater in the following stages.
Explaining that they later developed unmanned cargo planes, Balci stated that these vehicles made successful flights.
“We expect the first prototype to be released within 4 years from the start date.”
Stating that they started design work on a 19-seater passenger plane 2 years ago, Balci said:
“Our aircraft was designed with a wider body than its counterparts. Our goal was to fill the gap in the regional aircraft sector with a domestic aircraft. In addition to passenger aircraft, our aircraft can be used as a cargo plane, fire plane, ambulance plane and military plane. Preliminary concept designs of the project have been completed. Detailed designs will be made. We expect the first prototype to be released within 4 years from the start date. It was planned to start as a partnership with an aviation company 2 years ago. The project had to be frozen because the other company gave up. We are planning to revive the project again if we provide the investment budget.”
Source: Trthaber / Prepared by Irem Yildiz