Lift, power, control
Helium lift
A non-rigid helium envelope carries the ship. Two ballonets manage pressure with altitude and temperature. The ship flies close to neutral buoyancy, so the motors only push and steer.
Series hybrid propulsion
A 38 kW generator feeds a ~350 V DC bus. Three electric motors take power from the bus; a 10 kWh modular battery buffers transients and gives a reserve for approach and landing.
Simple controls
Conventional surfaces on an X-tail. The baseline is unpowered mechanical controls, which keeps the ship inside the light-airship certification class.
Certification basis
Türkiye's SHT-21 (aligned with EU Regulation 2025/1065), EASA SC-GAS for gas airships, SC E-19 for hybrid-electric propulsion, and the SC-VTOL battery means of compliance.
Flight-test heritage
sub-scale airships built since 2012
flown
full-size prototype envelope inflated
Kuzgun prototypes flown
Kuzgun heritage
Kuzgun is a modular unmanned aerial vehicle concept patented in Türkiye in 2011 (TR 2011 03453 B). Two prototypes have flown. The same hull family scales from sub-scale test articles to Wanderer.
