Probably old news here, but if you recall Iran's announcement that they had a new stealth fighter that could "evade radar" designed for deterrence (lolk), it turns out they were totally bullshitting us...again. Here are the relevant pictures:
[url=http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/upload/2013/02/04/932874_orig.jpg]World's smallest and simplest cockpit![/url]
And in another, you can see that the pilot doesn't even fit in the cockpit:
[url=http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/upload/2013/02/04/130204_Q-313clownfighter_.jpg]Dem knees[/url]
Also, notice the air intakes...intakes on the top of a jet make flight almost impossible.
And, no shit, they put a "remove before flight" tag (like ones that are in battery cases of cheap electronics so their batteries don't get used up on the shelf) on their engine nozzle:
[url=http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/upload/2013/02/04/Q3131_.jpg]And it's in English, too![/url]
So, in conclusion, they made a plastic model that appears to be of 1:2 scale and isn't even aerodynamically sound, just to show off technology that has been obsolete for 40 years. It's being nicknamed the "Barbie Jet".
lolIran
[url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/02/iran-new-stealth-fighter-jet-fake/61781/]Full article.[/url]
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Edited by GeorgePottasium: 2/8/2013 9:34:59 PMIt looks fake. The wings look like they are less than 3 feet long. I mean its edges kinda like the B-2 Stealth Bomber, but itsa just.. just.. No. I dont know how to explain it, but its just not real in any way, shape or form.
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Fake? [i]Or invisible?[/i]
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Edited by RighteousTyrant: 2/8/2013 6:25:46 PM[quote]Also, notice the air intakes...intakes on the top of a jet make flight almost impossible.[/quote]The B-2 and F-117 would like a word with you. Of course, you said "almost" so maybe they're the exception. Looks like they're showing it off in the same building they showed that alleged captured RQ-170, which I am now even more sure that they don't really have, or at least not in the condition they claim.
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The 'plane' looks like It's made out of old sheet metal and Bondo. Lots of Bondo.
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Edited by Funkbrotha10: 2/8/2013 7:42:49 PMAlso check out the inside lower right edge of the cockpit. Looks like a super high tech fiberglass frame.
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They weren't lying. It does evade radar. It will never get 15 feet off the ground for radar to ping it!
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You guys are so mean to middle eastern countries.
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Edited by FoMan123: 2/8/2013 6:30:11 PMLOL, a brand new state-of-the-art stealth fighter with a control stick duct taped to the floor, car electronics, no ejection seat, entirely made out of shiny plastic, no throttle, and no HUD. Seems legit. On another note, this string of fakeness from Iran is reminiscent of the kind of propaganda that was coming out of the USSR just before it fell. Maybe this is a good thing :-)
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nah, you think?
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are, are those.. car radio.... head units?
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Looks like the model that I saw in the hobby store the other day. Iran is a joke when it comes to technology and such. I doubt they'd ever be able to achieve anything on par with an F-22 or even an F-18, IMO.
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They want you to think it's a joke and have nothing going on but they could be working on something big.
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I wonder if Iran, Israel, and North Korea understand that the entire world is laughing at them at this point...
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On one of the other images, I literally saw the plane's skin wrinkled at places. LOL.
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Thats hilarious.
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Called it when I saw the first picture. Looked like Paper Mache to me. Who would have guessed i'd be right? Iran is lulzy. Why are we afraid of their power again?
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That's Iran main target, make us spend more money on super weapons and better soldiers until we go broke, and then Iran will strike. Well played Iran....Well played!
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Edited by Ninchiito: 2/8/2013 6:12:29 AMIran is in the same boat with North Korea as far as I'm concerned. It's like...someone saying they have a 7 inch penis, but finding out it's only 4. :\
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What's up with those stubby wings? if they were going to make a fake, at lease try to not make it ridiculous.
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Was anyone really surprised?
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Can only be piloted by chopping the pilots legs off. Genius! I mean why do pilots need legs?
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lol, that's just sad.