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Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:51 pm
by HawkerTempestMKII
Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:09 pm
by 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
Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:41 pm
by 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.
Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:46 pm
by Stoney
flys just like an RC model

Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:06 pm
by tom d. friedman
it's flying looked more like the unspecial special effects from an el cheapo 60's japanese godzilla sci fi movie!!
Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:42 pm
by Wildchild
Are you sure it's a monkey?

Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:05 pm
by Dan K
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)

Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:12 pm
by JohnB
Wildchild wrote:
Running dog American Infidels.

Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:01 am
by HawkerTempestMKII
I read somewhere the F-313 got its name from a Koran verse 313 which talks about great alllaa
Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:37 pm
by TROJANII
Why are the sign and tags (danger, remover before flight) in english?
Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:41 am
by shrike
TROJANII wrote:
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.
Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:32 am
by 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

Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:05 pm
by TD McCoy
Just FYI I believe that mountain is a Andes Volcano searching for it now...

Re: Irans Amazing New Fighter
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:17 am
by 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