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Hurjet trainer/light attack aircraft now single engined ?
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Compared to previous design
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Saw the same thing on TAI aviation roadmap too
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Here too

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I would prefer one engine, if that engine will be the same engine as MMU's engines. Logistically that would be more easy and economical.
 
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Hurjet trainer/light attack aircraft now single engined ?
6befb067-1c31-406c-bf97-fb0aabff6a84.png


Compared to previous design
hurjet----1.png


Saw the same thing on TAI aviation roadmap too
dda07f9d-371a-437f-ba08-ddd6c965a555.jpg

I was surprised to see the dual engine in the first place to be honest. Trainers are almost always single-engine to minimise cost per flight hour, which is very important because that affects how much training pilots get.
 
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I think we are taking a very unique approach here. Hurjet is in essence a trainer but it will most definitely be adopted as a ground attack fighter (like HURKUS). That means we are basically following the US' dual fighter fleet approach (f16-f15/f35-f22).
We will have a dedicated expensive, tough air superiority fighter, the MMU, and a cheaper multirole fighter, the hurjet. As such using a single engine (especially that of MMU) will be a good thing, but I wouldnt dismiss an afterburning engine so easily.
 
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