TAI TF Kaan

what is it?

TAI Kaan, internally referred to as the TF (lit. 'Turkish Fighter') and MMU (Turkish: Milli Muharip Uçak, lit. 'National Combat Aircraft'), is a fifth-generation stealth, twin-engine, all-weather air superiority fighter currently under development by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). Designed to replace the Turkish Air Force’s fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons, the Kaan is also intended for export to international markets. The prototype performed taxi and ground tests on 16 March 2023 and was ceremonially rolled out two days later.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 13.4 m wingspan

base stats

• size 34.8 tmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 2 years ago, in 2024.
• 🚗Wingspan of 13.4 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🏔️Can fly 1.9× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2024-02-21

introduced

2030

status

in development

number built

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role

stealth multirole/air superiority fighter

origin

🇹🇷 Turkey

makers

Turkish Aerospace Industries

engines

2× General Electric F110-GE-129

length

20.3 m

wingspan

13.4 m

height

5 m

max take-off weight

34.8 t

top speed

—

range

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ceiling

16,764 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.