Ahmadinejad Unveils New Iranian-Made Fighter Jet

HAARETZ ^ | February 2, 2013 | By The Associated Press and DPA

[Fennie]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled the country's newest fighter jet, which officials claim can evade radar.

Ahmadinejad said at a Saturday ceremony broadcast on state TV that Qaher-313, or Dominant-313, showed Iran's will to "capture peaks."

Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi says Qaher is "fully indigenous," designed and built by Iranian aerospace experts. The domestically designed and developed Qaher-313 is similar to the US-built F/A-18, the report said.

Photos released by the official IRNA news agency shows Qaher as a single-seat jet, described as a fighter-bomber that can combat both other aircraft and ground targets.

[COBOL2Java]

Ahmadinejad said at a Saturday ceremony broadcast on state TV that Qaher-313, or Dominant-313, showed Iran's will to "capture peaks."

Watch out Eddie, they're gonna capture your peak!

[Future Snake Eater]

Actual photo.

[Islander7]

Lots of high resolution pictures --> HERE

[sten]

looks like the Chinese weren’t the only ones to get those F-22 plans.

how anyone can say this administration is helping the US with a straight face is beyond me. I see the results of treason almost every day

[jsanders2001]

Our own aerospace companies probably sold them the plans and are living like kings

[count-your-change]

Each plane comes with a prayer rug.

[knarf]

[Little Pig]

It’s a mock-up. It has to be. Go look at the pics on the site, particularly those showing the canopy close-up. Note the amount of distortion and imperfections. Also, there’s not a whole lot of equipment in that instrument panel, to say nothing of any room in the nose for sensors.

[BillyBonebrake]

It looks like a cheap prop made with plywood, elmers, and krylon semi gloss. Look how high the pilot sits in the cockpit. Not worried ...

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

That photo and the first one at the link you posted screams “MOCKUP” to me. Look at the fit and finish on the nose of this “aircraft”. It looks more like the canvas skin of a Sopwith Camel rather than a supersonic air superiority platform.

[usconservative]

Given Iran's technical prowess, I suspect it won't last more than 30 minutes in the air under its own power.

If it does, it won't last two minutes once it encounters one of America's best and brightest in the air.

You can copy the technology all you want, absent the knowledge, training and experience to use it, it's useless. Our boys will prove that easily if Iran's dumb enough to put one up against us.

[nuconvert]

At first I thought it was a small model plane. But from the close-ups with the man sitting in it, it looks like papier mache.

[cameraeye]

I thought it looked familiar by the nose section. At least it looks like just a model, don't think it could fly. n/s

[The Antiyuppie]

“Each plane comes with a prayer rug.”

...that doubles as a parachute.

[Afterguard]

Yeah, that’s a funny little fake airplane.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Holy cow. This alleged fighter jet had better have some damned fine radar and exterior camera technology working for it. Because no pilot would ever survive a dogfight or land the thing looking through that canopy.

[BallandPowder]

Powder..patch..ball FIRE!

Looks like one of those knock off second’s windshields body shops used to install on wrecks.

[PLMerite]

It’s a fiberglass mock-up. A faux-fighter.

[jacknhoo]

Looks like fiberglass lay-up (see where the light is shining on the side), rather than radar evading material...lol.