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Iran's newest warplane something from 'GI Joe?'
First it was monkeys in space (or not) and now it’s “GI Joe” fighter jets. Not the best of times for Iran’s aviation and aerospace programs, at least if you listen to the skeptics.
First there were doubts about Tehran’s claim it sent a monkey into space in late January. After photos of two different monkeys that were aboard the alleged one-monkey space shot surfaced, Iran media said there was a photo mix-up and, yes, there was just one Iranian monkey in space.
Then this week Iran unveiled what it said was its new high-tech stealth fighter plane. The jet shown in pictures on the website of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been the butt of jokes all week from aviation bloggers.
“This aircraft looks a lot like an old GI Joe toy,” wrote one blogger.
And from another, “This has to be a joke, right?”
Click through the gallery above to see the bloggers' comments and evidence in the photos.
Hey Iran. Don't you hate when you build a model airplane and you get glue all over the canopy?
I tried to look at the official pictures, but their website for this thing isn't working.
Why are the plane's flags and markings in English?
Anybody check the scale of the picture........probably 1:16 actual size........IF there ever was one to scale from.....
anyone notice how bad of liars that the Iranians have become?
C'mon America, give them credit. Its not easy to get paper mache to come out so smoothly. And that's a good paint job as well.
so stealthy that Iran has yet to see one..........
hahahaha. That cracked me up.
This really isn't for global consumption as one might believe, but really intended to wow the Iranian public. It's all internal politics in favor of Ahmadinejad, nothing more.
LOL @ IRAN.
Dude, I had that same cassette deck in my VW rabbit !! awesome tunes man!
Looks like they got it from DJ Hobby.
now all they need is a cheap knock off of the movie top gun were president Ahmadinejad plays mavrick...I FEEL THE NEED...THE NEED FOR JIHAD
funny.....
No control stick...does he steer it using "the force" or what?
So FUNNY i'm dying here!!!
Why so much mockering? The truth will come out as these kind of claims if not true will not stand for ever. How ever we should wait till the truth becomes evident. I myself has doubts of Iranian's clapablity because building that kind of machinery requires a Lot of Reseach, Industrial Complex, Solid Economical Standing, A Lot of Scientific Know How and a TEST DRIVE (TEST FLY) to prove the claim; and it looks as if none of the precondition to build such a state of the art system is in place in Iran.
Good one!
I think that nose gear is off a Cessna 210.
There you go, keep provoking them. Idiots. You know Americans may have to pay for your fool-hearted boasting and insults, right?
Yeah, we'll pay I'm sure. They might just decide to wind that rubber band up ALL THE WAY and fly it halfway across the Persian Gulf... ;/