Irans Amazing New Fighter

[HawkerTempestMKII]

http://www.whaleoil.co.nz/2013/02/iran- ... ter-f-313/

[Steve Nelson]

But...they've already flown it. Here's definitive, incontrovertible proof:



Here's a nice, scholarly article that gives a detailed, scientific explanation.

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-works-propaganda-that-prove-dictators-suck-at-photoshop/

SN

[HawkerTempestMKII]

That wing design makes it exceptionally maneuverable, and the plywood is for absorbing radar waves!

Steve Nelson wrote:

But...they've already flown it. Here's definitive, incontrovertible proof:

Have you seen the video of it flying? It seemed like it was really sensitive to air currents.

[Stoney]

flys just like an RC model

[tom d. friedman]

it's flying looked more like the unspecial special effects from an el cheapo 60's japanese godzilla sci fi movie!!

[Wildchild]

Are you sure it's a monkey?

[Dan K]

But...they've already flown it. Here's definitive, incontrovertible proof:



Here's a nice, scholarly article that gives a detailed, scientific explanation.

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-works-propaganda-that-prove-dictators-suck-at-photoshop/

SN

Think THAT'S impressive?


Just wait'll you see the navalized version...to fly off the IRIN's first operational carrier, the ALI BABA 13.

(I'm told the Iranian media is now admitting that the pic below is actually an RC version of the AB13)

[JohnB]

Running dog American Infidels.

[HawkerTempestMKII]

I read somewhere the F-313 got its name from a Koran verse 313 which talks about great alllaa

[TROJANII]

But...they've already flown it. Here's definitive, incontrovertible proof:



Here's a nice, scholarly article that gives a detailed, scientific explanation.

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-works-propaganda-that-prove-dictators-suck-at-photoshop/

SN

Why are the sign and tags (danger, remover before flight) in english?

[shrike]

Why are the sign and tags (danger, remover before flight) in english?

Because, as much as it may irk the French and Chinese, English is the defacto language of aviation ,and international commerce in general.

[The Inspector]

For a while before it was delivered to it's original customer, replica Me-262 White 1 had a 'REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT' pitot cover in Hebrew

[TD McCoy]

Just FYI I believe that mountain is a Andes Volcano searching for it now...

[Zac Yates]

I just stumbled across something with a very similar wing planform...and quite similar all round: the BAe Replica http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3590