@article{article_1611963, title={Ensuring Flight Safety by Optimizing Test Points in Fighter Aircraft}, journal={Politeknik Dergisi}, volume={28}, pages={1035–1044}, year={2025}, DOI={10.2339/politeknik.1611963}, author={Atmaca, Ediz and Aydoğan, Sena and Narlı, Hacı Yusuf and Bakir, Rıdvan and Sarıkınacı, Mehmet Can}, keywords={Flight Test, Flight Safety, Risk Analysis, ANFIS}, abstract={Fighter aircraft have undergone numerous testing procedures throughout their historical evolution to improve their efficiency during modernization. This study provides an analysis of the parameters, outcomes, and safety standards related to flight testing. The aim of this study is to assess the ability of fighter aircraft to execute the specified test points safely and under controlled conditions. A risk analysis is performed to ensure the test’s dependability and safe execution. The testing process is executed systematically and under controlled conditions, with negligible departure from the ideal values. The data provided relates to flying tests of fourth and fifth-generation conceptual fighters with specified attributes. The conceptual aircraft is designed simultaneously with the F-16 and the strategically important Hürjet. Upon completion of the study, due to the intrinsic challenges in articulating complex systems characterized by uncertainty through straightforward mathematical formulas, the ANFIS method—an adaptive learning model derived from literature research utilizing the MATLAB Fuzzy Logic Sugeno Module—is utilized to analyze intricate data sets and effectively forecast risk factors. The established approach facilitates the assessment of numerical risk levels for flight test points using eight input variables, thereby averting hazardous flights and reducing the potential for loss of life and property.}, number={3}, publisher={Gazi University}, organization={This research was funded as part of the project named “Ensuring Flight Safety by Optimization of Test Points in Fighter Aircraft” under the Lift-Up Industry-oriented Undergraduate Graduation programs.}