Hürkuş

A Turkish single-engine turboprop basic trainer aircraft used by the Turkish Air Force, with an armed Hürkuş-C variant developed for light attack and close air support roles for export customers.

In service since 2016 · 2 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02

574

km/h

1,650

km range

10,668

m ceiling

900

kg payload

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Limited · 2 operators

In service since 2016. Status: active · ~55 built.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from.

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Max speed Maximum level speed. For aircraft this is at optimal altitude; for ground vehicles, top road speed. Higher means faster response and better kinematic performance.: 574 km/h

Bottom 4% of trainers
Range Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.: 1,650 km

Stronger than 37% of trainers
Service ceiling Maximum operating altitude. Higher gives energy advantage and sensor horizon.: 10,668 m

Stronger than 13% of trainers

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Hardpoints External stations for weapons and pods. More means bigger and more flexible loadouts.: 4

Bottom 4% of trainers
Weapons payload Maximum ordnance weight the platform can carry. Higher means more strike capacity per sortie.: 900 kg

Stronger than 11% of trainers

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.: 10.21 m
Wingspan Wingtip-to-wingtip span.: 9.83 m
Empty weight Weight without fuel, ammunition or crew.: 2,400 kg
Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.: 3,550 kg
Crew Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.: 2

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Engine Powerplant model and type.: 1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68T turboprop
Engines Number of engines. Twin-engine gives redundancy at higher cost.: 1
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…: Turboprop

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Units built Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.: 55

Stronger than 25% of trainers
Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.: 2

Stronger than 33% of trainers

Specifications compiled from public Turkish Aerospace Industries and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

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