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Turkish-made fighter jet KAAN to fly after completing high-speed taxi tests

Gökhan Bayramoğlu told Anadolu that the KAAN is on its way to becoming an effective weapon of the Turkish military with indigenous software and hardware. "We carried out taxi tests, and after successfully passing them, we will now work on the control systems and bring them to the flying position," the pilot added.

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The 21-meter (about 69-feet) aircraft is able to reach a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 thanks to its twin engines, which can produce 29,000 pounds (13,000 kilograms) thrust each.