Iran announces new Supersonic Fighter Jet

[PistolBob]

The Saeqeh 2 is rolling off the Iranian assembly lines....

The unveiling ceremony comes on the 8th day of the ten-day celebrations commemorating the 36th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

The fighter jet will do close-range cover and backup tactical missions as well as advanced pilot training missions, he added.

This will annoy the snot out of most of the Middle East.

 

[OakRiver]

I can't shake the feeling that this

It looks a lot like

F-5 Tiger II Supersonic Fighter Aircraft - Airforce Technology

After developing the Qaher-313 I'm surprised they have any funds left for more early April Fool's pranks
Qaher-313 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In any event I'm sure Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, etc. are all trembling in their boots and hoping that their F16s are a match for this cutting edge fighter, developed by a country known for it's aviation technology

 

[avboiler11]

The MiG 28 - it lives!!1!

In any event I'm sure Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, etc. are all trembling in their boots and hoping that their F16s are a match for this cutting edge fighter, developed by a country known for it's aviation technology

Without a doubt...

 

[K_W]

Total copy of the F-5, but with twin tails.

Welcome to the 1960's Iran.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

Total copy of the F-5, but with twin tails.

Welcome to the 1960's Iran.

Actually, looks like a copy of the T-38 with twin rudders and standard elevators.

 

[KellyinAvon]

An F-5 is a single seat T-38 with missile rails on the wing-tips. The Iranians put twin tails on it. I guess the F-4s and F-14s they had from when the Shah was running things finally broke.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I can't shake the feeling that this

It looks a lot like

F-5 Tiger II Supersonic Fighter Aircraft - Airforce Technology

After developing the Qaher-313 I'm surprised they have any funds left for more early April Fool's pranks
Qaher-313 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In any event I'm sure Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, etc. are all trembling in their boots and hoping that their F16s are a match for this cutting edge fighter, developed by a country known for it's aviation technology

The F-5 with the Aggressor Squadron paint job is an old picture. I think they went to F-16s in 1989. They put an F-5 on a stick at Nellis when I was TDY out there. Cool paint job.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Intradasting. I always thought the F5 was pretty sharp looking. A very clean design and had the classic "wasp" waist of the 1960's. Wonder what the reason was for the twin vertical stabilizers. Perhaps some wicked yaw instability issues that came about from an imprecise copy of the design? Maybe they liked the way the F-18 looked with the outward cant? (I wonder if they know that is actually to improve performance at certain very high angle of attack maneuvers as well as to get them into the airflow from the leading edge extensions).

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I wonder if it will be supported by their fake drones and fake stealth plane?


For anyone who's forgotten:
Iran's 'drone clone' latest in long line of fakes, experts say | Fox News
Iran's New 'Super' Stealth Fighter Jet Is Totally Fake - The Wire

 

[NavyVet]

The Iranian navy is still going to need glass-bottom boats to keep track of their air force...

 

[T.Lex]

And Iran jumps headlong into 1987 aviation technology.

w00t!

 

[K_W]

The T-38 is a single engine jet. It's an F-5 with extra cockpit shoehorned in andan extra fin glued on.

Or it's a T-38 cockpit bolted to a F-5 powertrain with F-18 fins welded on the back.

 

[Firepower50]

i agree, this looks a lot like the F5

 

[avboiler11]

double tap...

 

[avboiler11]

The T-38 is a single engine jet.

No, its not - the T-38 Talon has dual J85s.

 

[printcraft]

Doesn't Iran already have F-5's ?

 

[T.Lex]

Doesn't Iran already have F-5's ?

Yes - that's why there's a resemblance. They basically reverse engineered the F-5 and added F/A-18 dual tail and an extra seat in the humpback cockpit.

The cockpit mod is somewhat reminiscent of Sov/Russian/Chinese designs. They probably got some help on that part of it.

Many people would love to know how operational their F-14s are. There were some espionage cases that revolved around Tomcat tech that was leaking out via China.

 

[jblomenberg16]

While outdated, I will say again it is a pretty nice looking aircraft. I wouldn't be embarrassed to fly a US built version with those lines...

 

[Tactically Fat]

What? No 'Vark clone?

 

[JollyMon]

While outdated, I will say again it is a pretty nice looking aircraft. I wouldn't be embarrassed to fly a US built version with those lines...