Gokbey, which was developed to meet the needs of the Gendarmerie General Command, has the opportunity to operate effectively in the most challenging climatic conditions, high altitude at temperature, at night and night.
The Gökbey helicopter, which can successfully perform tasks such as VIP, cargo, air ambulance, search and rescue and cross -shore transportation, is superior to its own class competitors with its features and technology.
“We will introduce all our pilots and technicians to Gökbey”
Gendarmerie Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Sermet Sağlamatçi, who served as a test experience pilot at the Gendarmerie General Command, said that 3 Gökbey helicopters have been delivered to the Gendarmerie General Command and that 20 helicopters are planned to be delivered in the following process.
As with all helicopters, the temperature and altitude affect the carrying capacity of the aircraft, Sağlamsaatçi said, “Especially the Gökbey helicopter is designed to serve with maximum departure weight at high altitude and high temperatures. 12 personnel as a civil servants are capable of carrying 10 military personnel.” he said.
“We have planned for our test pilot and teacher pilot courses as soon as possible and we will open our courses for our test pilot and teacher pilot courses. he said.
“Just look at the sky when you need us”
Gendarmerie Aviation Flight Academy Gendarmerie Pilot Major Ünal İnanlı stated that Gökbey will take an active role in tasks all over the country.
İnanlı said that Gökbey was produced in line with the needs of the gendarmerie and said:
“‘Just look at the sky when you need us.’ We will have a helicopter of Gökbey, which is more effective for us.
Gökbey helicopter can stay in the air for 3 hours 45 minutes
Inanli, Gökbey helicopter, especially in the search and rescue and sanitary evacuation activities will provide a great advantage, he said.
Gökbey has better capabilities than helicopters in the inventory İnanlı, “the maximum range he can reach is more than other helicopters. It has its time. ” He said.
“The supply process was established on Gökbey project”
İnanlı stated that Gökbey helicopter is planned to be used in the tasks suitable for his own class everywhere in the homeland and stressed that some of these tasks are some of these tasks.
İnanlı said:
“Instead of the UH-1 helicopters of the Gendarmerie Aviation Command, the process of supplying the new and modern middle class general purpose helicopter was continuing. This process was dependent on the outside. When the Gökbey project emerged, the procurement process was stopped by abandoning all other alternatives. The reason for the choice of Gökbey helicopter was that it was not only domestic and national. “
Meanwhile, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave the name of the engineer Zahide Güçlü Ekici, who was martyred in the terrorist attack on the first helicopter signed by Gökbey on 29 October 2024 at the delivery ceremony of Gökbey.
