Turkey to Build 1st Ever ‘Bird Impact Test Facility’

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is building the country’s first Bird Impact Test Facility, one of the tests required for the development and certification of aircraft.

HURJET and TF-X MMU (National Combat Aircraft), will be tested at the facility.

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“TAI has accelerated its efforts to ensure that aircraft, which are considered one of the biggest threats to aviation, suffer the least damage from the possibility of bird strikes. The facility, which is designed to appeal to the use of not only aviation but also all sectors that need this test, is expected to be popular in different countries and sectors around the world,” the company said in a release today.

In this context, as a result of launching bird molds formed in gel form in various masses with a system similar to the ball system, the damage to the aircraft component will be determined. With the test data to be obtained, it will contribute to the development processes of all platforms and critical components of aircraft produced by TAI.