The Allegation That KAAN’s Cockpit Was Held With a Mop Handle Turned Out to be a Lie

Recently, the name of the National Combat Aircraft (MMU) developed by TAI became clear. The aircraft, which has some remarkable features such as artificial intelligence support, “KAAN” was named. While it was stated that the aircraft would make its first flight in December 2023, it was stated that it would enter the TAF inventory in 2028.

KAAN was introduced by President Erdoğan on May 1. After the ceremony held at TAI facilities, Erdoğan sat in the cockpit of the plane. Here is a photo taken at this time, became the agenda on social media.

The cockpit lid was allegedly held by the mop handle.

In the photo circulating on social media, it can be seen that the cockpit cover of the plane is held with a stick. Many users find that this bar is a “mop handleHe started to share, claiming that it was ”. However A report shared by Teyit.orgshowed that this is not true.

Teyit’s examination revealed that what was said to be the mop handle was an iron bar used as a precautionary measure.

According to Teyit’s report, the metal bar seen in the photograph is “hold open rod” It is called as aeronautics and it is used for large and heavy objects. keep your doors used for. It is also stated that this stick, which is a security measure, is generally used in military vehicles. This shows that the thing in the image that is on the agenda is this kind of iron bar, which is placed to prevent accidents instead of the mop handle.

In addition, Teyit stated that he confirmed the situation by reaching people experienced in the defense industry. Accordingly, this hydraulic arm can be preferred as a precaution in cases where the canopy of the aircraft must remain open for a long time, as in this case.