Iran unveils newest domestic, fighter plane

[Saxman]

It looks like they licensed that design from Hasbro.

In fact I used to have a G.I. Joe toy back in the late-80s that looked EXACTLY like that. About the same size, too.

[Karnak]

It has to be for domestic consumption by relatively uneducated people in order to reassure them of the Iranian government's power and ability to protect them.  I can't believe they're stupid enough to think that anybody in other countries that matter would believe that thing is what they say it is.

[saggs]

Is is just me or is that a Dynon EFIS?    Looks like D100 and a couple D10s...  guess they couldn't afford the 10" Skyview.



Must make hundreds of experimental builders feel nice that they have the same EFIS as the latest "stealth" aircraft.  

[Vulcan]

Nice one aussies 

Fresh from controversy over a suspicious space-faring monkey, Iran is now under fire over a suspect stealth fighter jet breakthrough that one Australian defence analyst said "looks like it might make a noise and vibrate if you put 20 cents in".

[cpxxx]

That Aussie defence analyst doesn't know what he's talking about. 20 cents will get you nothing these days. It's at least a couple of Dollars. Recently it cost me Two Euros to get my four year old into the advanced stealth jet fighter in the mall!  

[danny76]

I like the Ejection Seat warning signs that arent written in arabic
also the big bank of switches in front of the base of the stick, I presume none of them would be for anything you'd need in a fight

[B4Buster]

I like the Ejection Seat warning signs that arent written in arabic
also the big bank of switches in front of the base of the stick, I presume none of them would be for anything you'd need in a fight

My guess is they look like circuit breakers.

[Triton28]

It looks like they licensed that design from Hasbro.

In fact I used to have a G.I. Joe toy back in the late-80s that looked EXACTLY like that. About the same size, too.

 

That's the first thing I thought about too..

[Tupac]

Those look like Dynon products. Somebody at aircraft spruce was probably thinking "Wow! Someone in Iran is going to have an awesome panel for their RV!"

[B4Buster]

Those look like Dynon products. Somebody at aircraft spruce was probably thinking "Wow! Someone in Iran is going to have an awesome panel for their RV!"

 

[Rob52240]

it's not capable of flight.  It's a mock up that they forgot to size properly for a human.  The video they released is a radio controlled model.

[Karnak]

I like the Ejection Seat warning signs that arent written in arabic

Arabic would be useless.  Farsi might make more sense than English, but English is standard in the aviation world and they have been operating American built fighters for quite some time.

I wonder if any of their F-14s are still operational?

[whiteman]

Arabic would be useless.  Farsi might make more sense than English, but English is standard in the aviation world and they have been operating American built fighters for quite some time.

I wonder if any of their F-14s are still operational?

i read 3-5 years ago that half the group was never operational and none have been for quite a while.

[Ack-Ack]

I wonder if any of their F-14s are still operational?

IIRC, they've been pretty much mothballed since they can't get any replacement parts nor manufacture the parts they need.  I know there were a few arrests of people trying to smuggle in parts for the Tomcat to the Iranians during the '80s and '90s.  It's also the reason why the USN butchered and chopped up the F-14s that were retired to prevent any parts from falling into Iranian hands.

During the mid-80s though, the Iranians did try to modify a Hawk SAM missile to be carried on their F-14s since I guess they couldn't get their Phoenix missiles to work.

Iranian F-14 with modified Hawk SAM missile attached.


ack-ack

[james]

Its an old thrustmaster joystick taped to a pole for a stick. The cockpit is an Ackers-Barnes with some mods. It was the first sim pit I built about 8 years ago and downloadable on the net. Even the wannabe AcesII seat is downloadable in schematic form. The skin of the plane is probably painted fiberglass.