Iran’s cutting-edge Fighter a hoax, critics claim, page 4


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reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:03 PM by JimTSpock
Originally posted by Daedalus
reply to post by JimTSpock
tiny wings, and a small airframe do not necessarily mean fakery, or an inability to perform in combat..


Yes they do. This thing is obviously fake.
“implausible aerodynamics and Hollywood sheen” and was laughably small for a fighter jet.
I tend to agree.

www.globalsecurity.org...

The A-4 didn't have small wings at all. The F-104 is from the 50's. Even the F-16 is much bigger than this thing and that is supposed to be a lightweight fighter.

We're talking about 2013. Look at some 5th gen jets (or even 4th gen) and compare. That might be more interesting and relevant.

I think the old Lockheed F-104 Starfighter would be better than this thing. That was one sharp pointy fast jet, not great at turning though because of the small wings.
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reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:26 PM by ausername
reply to post by OperationIraqiFailure


It didn't get shot down, it landed in Iran, without any damage.

It was a gift.





reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:26 PM by Daedalus
Originally posted by JimTSpock
reply to post by GogoVicMorrow


No. Iran cannot design and manufacture a jet fighter which can compete with the US or Russia. They can't build a 5th gen fighter. Only a few countries in the world can do this and they are not one.
To think they can is fantasy and not realistic.


You assume they are trying to compete with the U.S. or russia...who says they are?

maybe they just want or need something new, to replace their aging air fleet, and they don't want 20 year-old used hand-me-down's from the rest of the world. maybe they don't want to have a hodge-podge air force made up of everybody else's planes any more, maybe they want planes that are uniquely Iranian...did you ever consider that?


reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:27 PM by Daedalus
Originally posted by hp1229
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
reply to post by cass1dy09
Iranians are smart, their culture is long lived and they designed algebra, assuming they are unable to break design concepts with new and improved is flawed, it can happen!
If they have such a long lived culture and designed algebra then why aern't they leading the Aerospace industry? Just curious.


Economic sanctions imposed by the U.S.?


reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:35 PM by JimTSpock
reply to post by Daedalus


Not really. So you actually think this thing will ever fly for the Iranian airforce? It never will it's propaganda. But keep dreaming.


reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:37 PM by Daedalus
Originally posted by JimTSpock
Originally posted by Daedalus
reply to post by JimTSpock
tiny wings, and a small airframe do not necessarily mean fakery, or an inability to perform in combat..


Yes they do. This thing is obviously fake.
“implausible aerodynamics and Hollywood sheen” and was laughably small for a fighter jet.
I tend to agree.

www.globalsecurity.org...

The A-4 didn't have small wings at all. The F-104 is from the 50's. Even the F-16 is much bigger than this thing and that is supposed to be a lightweight fighter.

We're talking about 2013. Look at some 5th gen jets (or even 4th gen) and compare. That might be more interesting and relevant.

I think the old Lockheed F-104 Starfighter would be better than this thing. That was one sharp pointy fast jet, not great at turning though because of the small wings.
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who cares what the year is? if they can build it, and it does what it was designed to do, why do you care?

did you even bother reading the stuff i linked to?


reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:39 PM by JimTSpock
reply to post by Daedalus


What the A-4 Skyhawk and some trainers? Yeah great. Really relevant.

Maybe you can sell Iran some A-4s.

If they can build it? That's the point they haven't built anything, when they do and it is in service then we can say how great they are or not.
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reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 01:46 PM by Daedalus
reply to post by cosmicexplorer


in the video, it shows it from the back, a few times..it's a single engine..


reply posted on 4-2-2013 @ 02:02 PM by SubTruth
Originally posted by OperationIraqiFailure
Originally posted by inj3ct0r
Iran is a very stupid country.

What is the damn point in 'faking' a fighter?

Did they think they will scare away the US and IDF forces?

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The point is, the US is in damage control mode.

Hey, I wonder what happend to that US Sentinel Drone that was "shot down and crashed"?

Doesn't look too damaged to me. Oh, but that's just another "fake" the Iranian's made, right?

Put your try pants on.

Lima-1, out.






Let me just start out saying I think the all these wars are crazy. That being said you are wrong. They could care less about the drone. Iran is a joke a 3rd rate country 50 years or more behind in tech. They are nothing more then words and models.



The French could take out Iran if need be. We spend more on tires for our airplanes then they spend on defense.
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