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The THK-2 was a single-seat single-engine aerobatic trainer aircraft developed in Turkey in 1944 intended as an advanced trainer for prospective fighter pilots. It was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with an elliptical planform and of wooden construction. The cockpit was enclosed and the main units of the tailwheel undercarriage retracted backwards into the wing.

Made by Turkish Aeronautical Association.

Empty Weight Lb
1080
Wing Area Sqm
10
Designer
Jerzy Teisseyre
Leszek Dulęba
Stanisław Rogalski
Jerzy Teisseyre and Leszek Dulęba
Eng 1 Type
De Havilland Gipsy Major
Max Speed Mph
165
Ceiling Ft
19700
Eng 1 Kw
123
Span In
3
Gross Weight Lb
1450
Number Built
6
Crew
One pilot
Empty Weight Kg
490
Gross Weight Kg
660
Height In
11
Range Km
700
Manufacturer
Turkish Aeronautical Association
Range Miles
440
First Flight
1944
Max Speed Kmh
265
Height Ft
6
Span Ft
26
National Origin
Turkey
Wing Area Sqft
110
Met Or Eng
met
Span M
8
Length Ft
23
Height M
2
Ceiling M
6000
Eng 1 Hp
165
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
Length M
7
Category
Turkish military trainer aircraft 1940-1949

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