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New Iranian fighter
Hopefully this time it won't be moved to JB.
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...-jet-1.6406712 https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/08/2...ghter-jet.html Russian engine I presume? What do you guys think? |
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New to the Iranians....old kit to the Western Air Forces.
Should hostilities kick off....they become instant scrap metal. |
It's a Mig 28, nobody has been that close before .
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They roll it out to the press as a “new” fighter about once every 3 years - must stop the tyres getting flat spots. |
Those of us who have flown DACT against them will recall that they are by no means easy meat, especially WVR.....
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One always plays to the Enemy's weakness.....not to their strength.....right?
Compare the capability of the F-22, F-35, and even the venerable F-15 and F-18 to this Iranian aircraft and consider what an engagement would look like. The Iranians would never even get WVR if the Tactics are correct. |
I saw a clip on BBC showing an F-5 and was confused ... I was expecting their Airfix Stealth jet! Q: I assume they run out of airframes before run out of Mx? |
Well at least the guy in front has the decency to have his head bowed in shame when the picture was taken...... |
I know it's funny to tout the F5 as a 4th Gen aircraft, it clearly isn't, but I do respect the Iranians talent at keeping their fleet of mid=-70s ac going considering they've had no OEM support since the revolution. As for taking Northrop's venerable little fighter and conducting a major modification to the vertical tail to produce the Saeqeh there must be some talent in country, whether home-grown or imported. Even the F14s remain(ed) viable for a considerable period after the split from the west.
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Of course the Iranian thingy could be a scam where they've taken an old F-5F and dolled it up a bit. Not sure the Iranians are up to making J-85's from scratch!
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Better thread on IN thanks to the inimical TEEEJ.
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According to the Aviationist - https://theaviationist.com/2018/08/2...ed-f-5f-tiger/
The F5 was the testbed for the upgraded cockpit and avionics - the actual aircraft wasn't ready to be unveiled. Makes you wonder why they made the announcement without the actual aircraft there. |
Makes you wonder why they made the announcement without the actual aircraft there. ...just maybe it doesn't really exist! Disinformation, ruses and other tricks are all used in "warfare"... |
The F5 was the testbed for the upgraded cockpit and avionics - the actual aircraft wasn't ready to be unveiled. |
Originally Posted by DirtyProp
(Post 10230763)
Hopefully this time it won't be moved to JB.
Russian engine I presume? What do you guys think? https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/meet-...engine.474439/ |
Originally Posted by TBM-Legend
(Post 10231372)
...just maybe it doesn't really exist! Disinformation, ruses and other tricks are all used in "warfare"...
Essentially based on the Taiwanese AIDC AT-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_AT-3 |
The Iranians lost a F5 today, unfortunately the pilot didn't survive.
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