lololololololol

2/8/2013 4:12:57 PM

seems legit

2/8/2013 4:13:19 PM

That thing is tiny

2/8/2013 4:14:46 PM

how stupid do they think we are?

2/8/2013 4:15:23 PM

is that an ice skating rink?

2/8/2013 4:16:24 PM

What you can't see from that angle is how tiny the "wings" are.



LOL

2/8/2013 4:22:27 PM

You know....that lighted ring really pulls the room together

[Edited on February 8, 2013 at 4:29 PM. Reason : And....the jet plugs in]

2/8/2013 4:24:59 PM

the tip is leaking a bit, judging by those stains

2/8/2013 4:25:56 PM

a nerf gun could shoot that thing down, if it could get airborne that is

2/8/2013 4:31:08 PM

Cool. Look like its hybrid. Wonder whats the gas/electric mileage per gallon is.

2/8/2013 4:31:56 PM

Look at those surfaces on the nose. It looks like it's made of drywall.

2/8/2013 4:33:21 PM

What I like is the clearly plexi glass canopy. Great optical properties there.

2/8/2013 4:34:23 PM

Yes, I have looked over the schematics for this flying capsule, and agree that it is a marvelous machine that is not at all fake

2/8/2013 4:37:15 PM

I just noticed that it doesn't have a HUD.

Double LOL.

2/8/2013 4:39:57 PM

Dr. Ahmedinejad is one fly looking dude

2/8/2013 4:41:27 PM

Wait...

Does it have any armaments? Or are they just gonna race us till we accept islam?

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2/8/2013 4:45:26 PM

Leaked photos of it engaging with a US F16: Tensions are really high right now

2/8/2013 4:53:13 PM

2/8/2013 4:53:59 PM

what kind of bullshit extension cord is plugged in to that

come on now

2/8/2013 5:33:48 PM

its a crappy half-size fiberglass mock-up. look at the size of the seat compared to the cockpit and plane, the plane is tiny.

they probably had an awesome feast though with all the goats and cattle they slaughtered so they could use the barn for their fake mini plane

2/8/2013 5:39:13 PM

Grounding cord? Power so they don't have to turn the APU on the jet (assuming it was a real jet)

2/8/2013 5:41:23 PM

^ it's obviously not real.

I'm not sure what Iran is thinking... between their photoshopped missile launch, their likely fake story of a monkey in space, and now this?

In the best case scenario these are decoy projects to keep us from taking them seriously on nukes, but they are burning a LOT of credibility if that's their strategy.

Their leaders are idiots to think people won't pick up on this stuff.

2/8/2013 6:33:32 PM

These stories are not for us, they for Iranians and other Arab states, they have to appear tough.

Iran is in a perpetual dance, they have to appear strong to their people as well as their allies and enemies in the region while at the same time not appearing too strong to America

2/8/2013 6:41:24 PM

it looks like an aborted fetus

2/8/2013 6:41:28 PM

whats really funny is the wing surface area to fuselage ratio. even if it's a mock up, that thing won't ever fly

[Edited on February 8, 2013 at 6:43 PM. Reason : ]

2/8/2013 6:42:47 PM

^cruise missiles fly with little wings

I'd like to hear an aerospace eng's thoughts

2/8/2013 6:47:39 PM

No, this is just the way these idiotic peons think.

In the Six Day War Egypts entire Air Force was basically destroyed on the ground by Israel in a pre-emptive strike. Jordan detected Israeli warplanes returning home after the attack, but Egypt told them those were Egyptian planes in route to attacking Israel.

Lol.

These people have no concept of fighting a modern war and desperately want to be taken seriously on the world stage for reasons other than black goo. Unfortunately nothing is going to change the fact they live in dusty shitholes and treat women like animals.

Laughing at them is all you can really do, or kill thousands whenever they get too rowdy.

This is the crazy world we live in.

2/8/2013 6:50:46 PM

wonder if that thing can bullseye womprats

2/8/2013 6:52:45 PM

^^^
http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/02/world-trembles-in-confusion-andor-fear-at-irans-fiberglass-airplane/

Read the comments there, they're pretty enlightening.

2/8/2013 6:57:29 PM

I bet they bring in all kinds of ribbons at the next amateur RC show. They're probably looking at some major coupons from Hobby Master coming their way.

2/8/2013 7:03:18 PM

Why is this in english?

2/8/2013 7:21:14 PM

They probably use English for aviation and technical things,

2/8/2013 7:25:55 PM

hey at least they went with the high-end early-90s kenwood radio

[Edited on February 8, 2013 at 7:46 PM. Reason : tape player would have been nice though]

2/8/2013 7:45:51 PM

Lol, before I saw teh caption, I said to myself, "hey, removable face."

2/8/2013 7:50:40 PM

hey that's the joystick from microsoft flight simulator 99

2/8/2013 7:56:51 PM

so bad ass good job Iran calling f-14
wait we killed it =(

2/8/2013 7:58:25 PM

I'm just waiting for someone to build it in X-Plane!

2/8/2013 8:03:02 PM

WAIT HOLD THE PHONE


THEY USED CFD SOFTWARE TO DESIGN AN AIRCRAFT





THIS MIGHT BE FOR REAL Y'ALL LOOK OUT

2/8/2013 8:03:09 PM

Quote :

"^ it's obviously not real. I'm not sure what Iran is thinking... between their photoshopped missile launch, their likely fake story of a monkey in space, and now this? In the best case scenario these are decoy projects to keep us from taking them seriously on nukes, but they are burning a LOT of credibility if that's their strategy. Their leaders are idiots to think people won't pick up on this stuff. "

Haha, don't forget their terribly laughable flying boats a couple of years ago....

2/8/2013 9:01:31 PM

Quote :

"whats really funny is the wing surface area to fuselage ratio. even if it's a mock up, that thing won't ever fly "

[Edited on February 8, 2013 at 9:18 PM. Reason : ]

2/8/2013 9:13:39 PM

Wasn't the F-104 incredibly unstable and dangerous (as far as production aircraft go)?

2/8/2013 9:28:39 PM

Well, it would have a very high wing loading, so it would land fast and have crappy low-speed handling. All that wing anhedral would also make it unstable about the roll axis. I don't know if it had any truly nasty characteristics, but I'm sure it was a demanding airplane.

2/8/2013 9:34:37 PM

this is fucking hilarious

2/8/2013 9:37:50 PM

body panel welds?

2/8/2013 10:27:50 PM

Quote :

"In the Six Day War Egypts entire Air Force was basically destroyed on the ground by Israel in a pre-emptive strike. Jordan detected Israeli warplanes returning home after the attack, but Egypt told them those were Egyptian planes in route to attacking Israel. Lol. These people have no concept of fighting a modern war and desperately want to be taken seriously on the world stage for reasons other than black goo. Unfortunately nothing is going to change the fact they live in dusty shitholes and treat women like animals. Laughing at them is all you can really do, or kill thousands whenever they get too rowdy."

Those Israeli warplanes were not made by Israel.

Also, Jordanians/Egyptians are Arabs which is different from Iranians, but I guess you think all Arabs and Persians should be killed. You sound as ignorant as the Taliban.

2/8/2013 11:16:47 PM

Quote :

"hose Israeli warplanes were not made by Israel. "

not sure why that's meaningful.

2/8/2013 11:21:13 PM

i believe he's trying to level the playing field between israel and its enemies by giving the credit for israel's (therefore diminished) victories to its allies

2/8/2013 11:41:01 PM

Yowilly's post was meaningless and racist...

2/8/2013 11:43:45 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21307208

Quote :

"Footage from state TV showed the jet in flight, but not its take-off or landing."

Quote :

"President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad said it had "almost all the positive features" of the world's most sophisticated jets."

Quote :

"Mr Ahmadinejad said he ranked the aircraft as "among the most advanced fighter jets in the world"."

2/9/2013 7:34:36 AM

Quote :

"Wasn't the F-104 incredibly unstable and dangerous (as far as production aircraft go)?"

Yes. Though they sound amazing at airshows.

2/9/2013 9:15:04 AM