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Obie311
July 18th, 2013, 21:09
Turkish Hurkus (http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/taihurkus/). TAI has been building F-16's under licence since the 1980's so this might have some promise.

Obie
ST0RM
July 19th, 2013, 12:33
That is what it appears to be, a license built PC-21.
CG_1976
July 19th, 2013, 13:02
I still like my Brazilian Tucano's. Built like a US Warhog chithouse except there on a turbine instead of a 2X Jets.
joanvalley
July 19th, 2013, 22:08
Wow! What a rip off copy between the body of the PC-21 and vertical tail and wings from a PC-9.
clmooring
July 22nd, 2013, 15:10
Your are right. I did not notice the differences between this and the pc-21 (one of current favorite add-ons). But the wings are definitely not swept back

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Obie311
July 22nd, 2013, 17:27
I don't think it's licence built from Pilatus but there's no denying the influence. Of course similar parameters often dictate similar solutions. The KAI KT-1 is also similar. TAI might deliver a winner here it's all in the execution.

I for one am also a great fan of the Super Tucano. It would be my choice for a bada$$ trainer, border interdiction, and COIN aircraft. I like the PC-9 and PC-21 but I don't no why the Pentagon insisted on re-inventing the wheel with the Texan II.

Obie