Iran unveils 'domestically-built fighter jet'

[hidetheelephants]

Mr_B said:

Looks like its made of papier-mâché over a wooden frame.

Almost as problematic is the canopy being made of what looks like privacy glass.

[mybrainhurts]

Mr_B said:

Looks like its made of papier-mâché over a wooden frame.

Sand + water + I Can't Believe It's Not Butter + Araldite...

[dudleybloke]

can a mod move this to the scale model forum please!

[Yachtworker]

drdino said:

Mr_B said:

Looks like its made of papier-mâché over a wooden frame.

Highly likely, check the interior surface out:



Fiberglass maybe?

That is a joke right??
Well if it does fly it looks like the pilot has 2 old Clarion car stereos to play with, some blank screens, a joystick compatible with a Commodore 64 stuck on some scaffold bar and an old dome CCTV camera masquerading as a weapons radar.

[fid]

I love how PH can dash the hopes of a nation so quickly

[Simpo Two]

When I see three squadrons of them manned by crack pilots I'll be concerned. Not until.

Has any country from that region (Israel excluded) ever had an effective airforce - ie one that can do more than drop gas on peasants?

[davepoth]

dr_gn said:

Z06George said:

So am I right in thinking the best actual fighter Iran has is the F-14?

If any are still airworthy?

Airworthy is probably stretching it a little.

http://www.nycaviation.com/2012/01/iran-air-force-...

[MocMocaMoc]

It's quite funny how when back at school the rich or spoilt kid would arrive on the playground with the latest gadget, then some runt would arrive the next week with a cheaply knock off, teying pass it off as the real thing.

America brings the Raptor.

Iran brings... Something, I don't know what.

Anyways, after reading this I'm thinking of mounting an invasion of Iran. I'll be armed with a couple of these:

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/17532EDF_Fighter_Jet_70mm_EPO_ARF_.html

It's on.

[anonymous-user]

Lets face it, if this really was a new and cutting edge design, surely the budget would exist to fit it with a CD player head unit and not just the old cassette deck that seems to be fitted to the instrument pannel.......... ;-)


it's got to be said also that the airframe looks highly suspect from both an area rule and CoL/CoG stanpoint, sure, most modern designs are deliberatly unstable in a few axis, but generally not to the point where the main U/C wheels would leave the ground on takeoff before the nose gear

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 3rd February 11:32

[Robb F]

I reckon they've been consulting Syria for build tips Syria rebels unveil "cutting-edge" homemade tank

[croyde]

FurtiveFreddy said:

"President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said it had "almost all the positive features" of the world's most sophisticated jets."

Apart from that fairly essential "ability to fly" feature...

[tim0409]

In other news, President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has just released pictures of Iran's first nuclear bomb.

[Mr_B]

mybrainhurts said:

Mr_B said:

Looks like its made of papier-mâché over a wooden frame.

Sand + water + I Can't Believe It's Not Butter + Araldite...

Brave man who leaks stealth technology on the internet....

[24lemons]

Hopefully a higher resolution picture to laugh at analyse. It would appear that quite a lot of fibreglass went into building that, it also seems that there is no room for the pilot's legs!

It was decided that it would be unveiled in a local gymnasium as they were concerned about the plane getting prematurely airborne, as it was forecast to be a bit breezy that day.

[thinfourth2]

Are ejector seats normally bolted to a fibreglass bulkhead?

[MartG]

And just what does the canopy seal onto ?

A very obvious mockup

[croyde]

It doesn't even look like it has Mp3, Bluetooth and iPod connectivity.

[MocMocaMoc]

Reckon they'll sell me it as part of an elaborate X-Plane setup?

I'll keep checking EBay.

[Mr_B]

Next week Iran gets its hands on the models used in the film Firefox and really scares Lockheed Martin

[Yachtworker]

24lemons said:

Hopefully a higher resolution picture to laugh at analyse. It would appear that quite a lot of fibreglass went into building that, it also seems that there is no room for the pilot's legs!

It was decided that it would be unveiled in a local gymnasium as they were concerned about the plane getting prematurely airborne, as it was forecast to be a bit breezy that day.

Bloody hell I missed the cutting edge bit, there is a Garmin Nuvi 265W(with traffic) on the far right. This guy will not get lost and can avoid most hold ups on main roads at least.