AKINCI UAV Flies at 38,039 ft, Breaks Altitude Record

Turkish Bayraktar Akinci broke the altitude record of Turkish aviation history for an unmanned aerial vehicle with flying at 38,039 ft. In this flight, Akinci was in the air for 25 hours and 46 minutes.

Bayraktar Akıncı is a High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) being manufactured by the Turkish technology company Baykar. Currently the project is in the mass production phase.

The aircraft has a 5.5 tons of Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) while 1350 kg of this is composed by payload. Akıncı is equipped with two turboprop engines which has 2 different types of thrust capabilities as 450 or 750 horsepower(hp). The final edition of the aircraft is expected to be equipped with electronic support systems, dual satellite communication systems, air-to-air radar, collision avoidance radar and synthetic aperture radar.

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