Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) has taken another major step in the Hürjet Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft Program, a project conducted entirely with national resources. To advance the aircraft’s testing and development process, the company has successfully created an advanced engineering simulator known as “Hürjet 270.” Equipped with artificial intelligence capabilities, the simulator instantly processes feedback from test pilots, contributing to the optimization of Hürjet’s ergonomics and flight characteristics.

The simulator features a cost-effective yet highly realistic replication of the Hürjet cockpit. With its wide field of view and real-time software architecture, it sets a new benchmark in engineering development simulators within the defense industry. Thanks to its integration of mixed reality and state-of-the-art augmented reality technologies, pilots can simultaneously experience both physical and digital flight environments, enabling highly accurate scenario testing for design engineers.

“Hürjet 270” allows flight control algorithms, avionics software, and aerodynamic models to be tested long before the aircraft reaches the prototype stage. Its flight mechanics model—validated through computational fluid dynamics and wind tunnel tests—provides test pilots with an experience close to real flight conditions. This early-phase testing capability helps identify and eliminate potential risks during the development process.

Designed entirely in-house by the TUSAŞ Prototype Directorate, the simulator’s avionics integrations, software components, cockpit systems, and communication interfaces were also developed domestically. TUSAŞ Deputy General Manager for Aircraft Projects, Prof. Dr. Atilla Doğan, emphasized that this infrastructure provides significant time and cost advantages for the Hürjet program, marking a new era in Turkey’s aviation development capabilities.