Turkish Hürjet achieves supersonic flight for first time VIDEO

The Hürjet, a fifth-generation combat trainer aircraft developed by Turkish aerospace firm TUSAŞ, successfully flew at supersonic speed for the first time during recent flight tests.

According to a post from SavunmaSanayiST.com on social media platform X, this milestone marks a significant advancement in the development of the Hürjet, showcasing its capabilities as a modern training aircraft for the Turkish Air Force, Caliber.Az reports.

Hürjet took off from Mürted Air Station at 9:30 am local time and landed at the same station at 10:30. Hurjet was known to fly at 0.9 Mach previously. The aircraft is designed to fly at 1.4 Mach maximum speed.

HÜRJET, ilk süpersonik uçuşu için Mürted Hava Meydanı’ndan kalkış yaptı! pic.twitter.com/EYDH58LdDb

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By Vafa Guliyeva