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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.
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Not gonna move more than inch, I guess they forgot to fit in engine 😉
I can only imagine what an Iranian "atomic bomb" looks like.
LOL !!
If Richard Simmons was a fighter pilot, this is what he would fly!
I was cracking up at the blogs...
Well it is stealth alright. You will NEVER see it fly.
I was reading the article and it said they sent a monkey into space? Sure it wasn't someones wife?
Is there much of a difference over there really?
It wasn't a monkey. It was Ahmadinejead. He just looks like a monkey.
The monkey smells better.
Maybe our jet looks like a toy but at least we don't owe everyone and their uncle money. Doesn't China basically own the US?
Overt racism and prejudices don't give you anymore credibility than if you left out the personal attacks. The majority in Iran, yes Muslims, do not support the regime and to, again, use childish comments that insult everyone in a country is just stupid. Their leader is a buffoon, a kind of Irani Gotti, with with his expensive suits, need to be the center of media attention, delusional life and comments, but he isn't "Iran" or Islam. As for their military program, I wonder if they ever worried about the safety or 'container' for their air weapons, just get some of the brainwashed pilots and you have Iran kamakazee pilots.
Actually, Iranian women are quite beautiful and very stylish.
That "bird" won't fly.
Love the "wiring" harnesses on the control (?) panel.
heh heh heh
I find it very odd that the air intake warning are written in English. That doesn't seem right. I guess they just used the decals that came out of the GI Joe model airplane kit?
I hope they will build 10,000 of these aircraft. They would be very good practice targets.
Bring it on!
Yo Joe!
I mean, Yo Muhammed!
May the fleas of a thousand camels inhabit your beard.
I got an idea. Let's see if it can fly. Put Ahmadinejead in it and push it off of a cliff.
he's busy, they sent him into space disguised as a monkey a week or so ago.
If that thing can fly, Obama can balance the federal budget.
This is NOT the stealth fighter you're looking for.