Tusaş Engine Industries
corporation
Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI; Turkish: TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş.) is an aerospace engine manufacturer and a design center for the production of engines and engine parts for commercial and military aircraft. It is based in Eskişehir, Turkey.
TEI was founded in 1985 as a joint venture between Turkish Aerospace Industries (50.5%) and GE Aerospace (46.2%), the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, and the Turkish Aeronautical Association(3.3%).
History
The company started with component manufacturing for the General Electric F110 engines in the F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force. Since 2010, great importance has been given to domestic design and a large amount of resources have been allocated. TEI designed 13 engines in a 10-year period between 2014 and 2024. Flights were carried out with 7 of these engines. 6 of them entered mass production. TEI is developing Türkiye's first turbofan engine, TEI-TF6000. The company's long-term goal is for Türkiye to become a self-sufficient country in the field of aviation engines.
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