Istanbul Gelisim University - The UAV project "Jet Drone" developed by IGU TTO was awarded 1st in Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ)!

The UAV project "Jet Drone" developed by IGU TTO was awarded 1st in Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ)!

The UAV project "Jet Drone", whose engineering and structural body design was developed at IGU TTO, was awarded 1st prize in the Hangar Campus Innovation Program organized by Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ).

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) stands out with many projects and collaborations in scientific and technological fields. Our electric fan motor driven fixed wing UAV "Jet Drone" which its engineering and structural body design is developed at IGU TTO (Technology Transfer Office) and has vertical take-off and horizontal flight capability, was awarded 1st prize by TUSAŞ (Turkish Aerospace Industries) in the Hangar Campus Innovation Program in which 38 universities participated with 93 teams.

The Hangar Campus Innovation Program, organized by the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ), offers comprehensive support to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students in transforming their business ideas into a commercializable business model.

38 universities participated with 93 teams

The Hangar Campus Innovation Program, which provides many opportunities such as the use of machinery-equipment, materials, software, and laboratories needed for projects and comprehensive support and privileges in transforming it into a commercializable business model, was held on September 14, 2023. The "GökTuran Team", which participated in the competition with the VTOL Electric Fan Motor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle "ALAZ", achieved a great success.

IGU TTO Director Yahya Kemal Kıran stated he following: "Jet Drone Project is an undergraduate graduation thesis study designed by the IGU TTO team after the World Air Taxi Congress, which was held in Istanbul in 2022, to which IGU TTO participated and sponsored with the "Flying Car TUSI". The first presentation of the project was made in October 2022 at the IGU TTO Technology and Project Group, chaired by IGU Rector Prof. Dr. Bahri Şahin. The designs of the project started to take shape in May 2023 and we were selected among the first 12 teams in the TUSAŞ Campus Innovation Program, which participated in June 2023 with the project idea and design. The project team GökTuran was then mentored by TUSAŞ and prepared for the competition held in September 2023. It was stated that the teams that won the first three places in the Hangar Campus Competition will be given sponsorship support from leading institutions and organizations in the sector such as TUSAŞ, Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Technopark and Ankara Technopark. Our first goal is to participate in the studies of these activities and to produce the technology demonstration of our Jet Drone ALAZ. In addition, we will continue to develop new prototype products by continuing the work on our other projects within IGU TTO in the coming periods."