The story
The TB2 is a medium-altitude, long-endurance drone built by Baykar in Turkey. It first flew in August 2014. A three-person crew in a ground station, a pilot, a payload operator and a mission commander, flies it over a line-of-sight datalink, and it can stay up for more than 20 hours on a 100 hp piston engine driving a pusher propeller. It carries a sensor turret under the nose and small laser-guided munitions made by Roketsan. Turkey and more than 30 other countries have bought it, and it has been used in several wars, including in Ukraine.
The TB2 is modular: the wings, tail booms and V-tails detach from the fuselage, and its flight control system can taxi, take off, land and park the aircraft on its own.
Quick answers
How do you identify a Bayraktar TB2?
A slim grey or white fuselage with a long, straight, glider-like wing, a pusher propeller at the back, and two tail booms joined by an inverted V-tail. A sensor ball hangs under the nose and the main landing gear stays down.
What does a Bayraktar TB2 sound like?
A small piston engine's buzz from the pusher propeller, light and steady, and usually too high to hear.
How fast is the Bayraktar TB2?
Top speed is 120 kts.
How many people does the Bayraktar TB2 carry?
Typical configuration: Unmanned; 3-person ground station crew; 150 kg payload.
How far can the Bayraktar TB2 fly?
Range is about Under 162 nmi (300 km line-of-sight datalink).
How big is the Bayraktar TB2?
It is 21 ft 4 in long and 39 ft 4 in across the wings.
When did the Bayraktar TB2 first fly?
Its first flight was in 2014.
How many Bayraktar TB2s have been built?
Unknown built.
How rare is a Bayraktar TB2 in Bogey?
RARE. A good day. Most spotters go weeks between sightings of something this rare. Your first Bayraktar TB2 catch is worth 250 points.
