Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, in which Baykar integrated the most advanced technologies, went through a development process full of innovative steps and records and became one of the leading projects of the Turkish defense industry. It had recently made a test flight with the ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system developed by Aselsan. Today, it broke a new record by flying longer than expected. So, how long does the Bayraktar TB3 SİHA stay in the air?
How long does Bayraktar TB3 stay in the air?
Bayraktar TB3 remained in the air for 6 hours on its 25th flight, using the ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical reconnaissance and targeting system developed by ASELSAN, reaching a total flight time of 196 hours. But his latest success goes beyond that.
Bayraktar TB3 remained in the air for 27 hours and 19 minutes in its 26th flight test. Covering a distance of 4,600 km during this record flight, the UCAV took the achievements achieved with domestic technologies to a new level. Because, a test was previously carried out in which it stayed in the air for 32 hours and traveled 5,700 km with the power of the PD-170 engine developed locally by TEI.
Bayraktar TB3 completed its 25th flight with domestic systems! Here are those moments
Bayraktar TB3 completed its 25th flight with the ASELFLIR-500 Electro-Optical System and reached a total flight time of 196 hours.
Therefore, although the official website states that Bayraktar TB3’s flight time is 24+ hours, we know that it has achieved a flight time exceeding 32 hours. This shows that it can handle all kinds of operations even if its carrying capacity is filled with payloads such as ammunition and electro-optic systems.
Here, we would like to point out that the 27 hours and 3 minutes record of Bayraktar TB2, which has become legendary all over the world, was broken while it was still in the testing phase, and that it is several times higher in terms of both carrying capacity and domestic and national system usage.