ATAK has genes: TAI Gökbey achieved a first!

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TAI GÖKBEY general purpose helicopter produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries achieved another first. TAI GÖKBEY general purpose helicopter, which is a project of Turkey’s domestic and national defense industry movement, has pushed the limits so much for the first time. The details of his flight with both single and twin engines at an altitude of 20 thousand feet are in our news…

TAI Gökbey pushed his limits at an altitude of 20 thousand feet! Here are the details…

TAI GÖKBEY helicopter, which made its first flight on September 6, 2018, has been developed and appeared on the scene with versions produced for different purposes. TUSAŞ GÖKBEY, which has versions such as search and rescue, fire extinguishing, reconnaissance and surveillance, and special purpose use, has seriously pushed the limits in recent days.

TAI GÖKBEY, Turkey’s domestic and national multi-purpose helicopter, performed a 1-hour test flight at an altitude of 20 thousand feet. GÖKBEY, which remained in the air for 1 hour, flew at this altitude with both its single and twin engines. Cockpit images of the test flight were shared by TAI on the official X (Twitter) platform. Images taken from inside the cockpit, the clouds were under the pilots and the sun was shining, greeting GÖKBEY.

Local and national engine for GÖKBEY helicopter!

The first domestic and national turboshaft engine was installed on the GÖKBEY helicopter. Here are the details about the completely domestic helicopter…

As you may remember, our local and national helicopter engine, TS1400, was integrated into the helicopter on April 20, 2023. We can say that Gökbey has become a completely domestic helicopter with this integrated engine.

TAI GÖKBEY technical specifications!

General features

  • Crew: 2
  • Passenger capacity: 12 people
  • Length: 15.87 meters (52.1 ft)
  • Main rotor diameter: 13.20 meters (43.3 ft)
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 6,050 kilograms (13,340 lb)
  • Engines: 2 × TEI TS1400 Turboshafts, 1,400 shaft horsepower (1,044 kW) (each)
  • Standard fuel tank: 1,020 kilograms (2,250 lb)
  • External fuel tank: 280 kilograms (620 lb)
  • Luggage volume: 1.1 cubic meters (39 cu ft)

Engine and performance

  • Maximum speed: 165 knots (306 km/h)
  • Cruising speed: 150 knots (280 km/h)
  • Range: 400 nautical miles (740 km)
    • 512 nautical miles (948 km) with reserve fuel tank
  • Stay in the air: 3.8+ hours
    • 5+ hours with spare fuel tank
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 feet (6,100 m)


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