Iran unveils new stealth fighter

In flight shots definitely subscale.

I like how clear and crisp that canopy is, too!

Good luck with that!

This is a cockpit that will impress at OSH, I'm sure. Note lack of a HUD and the sweet 70s-era helmet and mask.

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Dynon avionics. Garmin transponder. Real legit.

F-22 look out, this thing is a real threat.


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Yeah, this is pretty embarrassing for them. I'm surprised they publicized this obvious mock up. And what's up with the scale? If that's life sized, it's going to have pretty crappy payload and/or range I would think. About what I would expect from a country run by clerics and wizards. Who needs real weapons when God is on your side?
 
Without something dissipating heat from the engine and preventing a radar shot up the tail pipe it's not very stealth. That was a US problem in the early 90's, we couldn't see it coming but we could see it going away.

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They can make a stealth aircraft but they can't get rid of the distortion in the canopy? I could do better with a sandwich bag.
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The only thing stealthy about his thing, is the fact that it will probably vanish from anyone's thoughts and concerns within the next 24 hours. What a POS. That canopy looks fake to me. No HUD, the pilots legs sit to high to read vital instruments. Military propaganda footage for dummies.
 
Is embarrassing how stupid the cockpit looks. The canopy has no obvious locking mechanisms. I would also love to know how they manage weapon systems.
 
In an unveiling ceremony on Saturday, President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said he ranked the aircraft as "among the most advanced fighter jets in the world".

Oh man what a dumbass...
 
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Is embarrassing how stupid the cockpit looks. The canopy has no obvious locking mechanisms. I would also love to know how they manage weapon systems.
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Id say once it hits 130 kts, the canopy would rip off and they would probably just hurl grenades out over their targets.
Should seeing our adversary's newest weapons be this entertaining?
 
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