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Bayraktar Akinci

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High-altitude attack UAS with several hardpoints and 5.5+ ton MTOW, dubbed "the flying fish", also known as Baykar Akinci.

Photo: Baykar

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Attack

Final assembly

Villanova d'Albenga (Riviera) ·

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Military

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Bayraktar Akinci A	2019 / 2019	Baseline variant, with two 450 hp engines.
Bayraktar Akinci B	2022 / 2022	Variant with two 750 hp engines.
Bayraktar Akinci C	2022 / 2024	Most powerful variant, with two 850 hp engines.

Airframer

Baykar

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