News Update Defence's video: K z lelma with no Touch to Ground

Baykar’s Turbofan Powered Kızılelma took-off but did not perform an actual maiden flight, apparently. Baykar Chief Technical Officer Selçuk Bayraktar shared a video of Kızılelma UAV on the air. The UAV is at first flight tests at Çorlu Airport near İstanbul. The 11-second-long video shows the Kızılelma in the air, landing gear down without touching the ground, and the nose is up. The engine does not sound full throttle. The UAV passes in front of the camera fast enough to take-off but still slowly, and the video is over. The video does not show the UAV gaining altitude or touching down. The official page of Baykar says it was a wheel touch-off test. The Kızılelma has recently passed the nose-up test on the runway. This is the point where the UAV is fast enough to take-off. TurDef has learned that the throttle was back to idle to prevent the take-off at that time. A NOTAM (NOtice To AirMen) was published to indicate that there is no flight at Çorlu Airport and that there would be Kızılelma flight tests. The stated time is Zulu Time. According to weather estimates, there was a wind from northbound to southbound at 15 knots which prevents to perform the maiden flight. CREDIT and RESPECT TO THE FOLLOWING SOURCE : TurDef Music : is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?ar=2&o=U COPYRIGHT : Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comments, news reporting, teaching, research. Fair use is permitted by copyright statue that might otherwise be infriging. Nonprofit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. İUS #ÇorluAirport