Baykar Turkish company
Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma
Baykar
Bayraktar Kızılelma
Role Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
National origin Turkey
Manufacturer Baykar
First flight 14 December 2022
Introduction 2025 (expected)
Status Flight tests in progress
Primary user Turkish Armed Forces
Number built 2 prototypes
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History Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma
Baykar is a private Turkish defence company
The Kızılelma is an unmanned aircraft featuring a low-RCS supersonic airframe equipped with an AESA radar. The aircraft is powered by a turbofan engine fed by two air inlets. Yaw control is achieved with two vertical stabilizers. The aircraft has coupled-canard controls for increased maneuverability or better controlling the main wing airflow. Internal compartments will allow the aircraft to operate in contested environments while sustaining low observability. The aerodynamic controls feature canards-delta configuration, previously seen on certain stealth aircraft such as the Chengdu J-20 and the AVIC Dark Sword, and non-stealth aircraft such as the Saab Viggen and Saab Gripen. The canards offer a trade-off between relatively less stealth but great maneuverability. Some control measures could be implemented to reduce its impact on radar signature
During Teknofest 2022, Baykar announced that there will be at least 3 variants of Kızılelma with different engine configurations. The engines are produced by the Turkish-Ukrainian joint venture Black Sea Shield. Kızılelma-A will be capable of near-supersonic speeds, being powered by the AI-25TLT engine. Kızılelma-B will fly at supersonic speeds, powered by a single Ukrainian AI-322F engine. The Kızılelma-C will incorporate two AI-322F engines0
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General characteristics
- Capacity: 1,500 kg (3,300 lb)
- Length: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,500 kg
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Powerplant
- Fuel capacity: unspecified Jet-A1 or JP-8 fuel capacity
- Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-25TLT Turbofan engine, 16.9 kN (3,790 lbf) thrust - no afterburners (Kızılelma-A).
- Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko-Progress AI-322F Turbofan engine, 24.5 kN (5,510 lbf) thrust dry, and 9,900 lbf (44 kN) with afterburner (Kızılelma-B).
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- Maximum speed: 1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) 0.9 Mach
- Cruise speed: 735 km/h (457 mph, 400 kn) 0.6 Mach
- Combat range: 930 km on internal fuel
- Endurance: 5-6 hours
- Service ceiling: 14,000 m
- Operational altitude: 11,000 m (35,000 ft)
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Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma
The Kızılelma is an unmanned aircraft featuring a low-RCS supersonic airframe equipped with an AESA radar.
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The aerodynamic controls feature canards-delta configuration, previously seen on certain stealth aircraft such as the Chengdu J-20 and the AVIC Dark Sword
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