salam BT...
yes, i've been quiet for a while - it's now over 2 years since i came back to live in iran & i have mixed feelings about it all ...
my work is in the same area as you ... ie IT (and a few other private ventures since i came to iran) ... so i have no idea idea what you are talking about - "sarcasm perhaps?" ... in the IT area, i have been rather surprised coz i've seen some excellent guys here
as for arash & hasan - i know a few hasan/hosein/ali/arash here !! i guess you are confusing me with someone else?!!!!
anyway, i just posted this as a "news" item ...that's all
cheers
yes, i've been quiet for a while - it's now over 2 years since i came back to live in iran & i have mixed feelings about it all ...
my work is in the same area as you ... ie IT (and a few other private ventures since i came to iran) ... so i have no idea idea what you are talking about - "sarcasm perhaps?" ... in the IT area, i have been rather surprised coz i've seen some excellent guys here
as for arash & hasan - i know a few hasan/hosein/ali/arash here !! i guess you are confusing me with someone else?!!!!
anyway, i just posted this as a "news" item ...that's all
cheers
Iran has been trying to reverse engineer fighter jets for a while now. First it was Azaraskhsh, a F-5 looking plane, then came the saegheh and now Qaher-313.
If you compare the Azarakhsh (2007) with the Qaher (2013), you could see they have made a lot of improvements. It seems that they can build small fighter jets now. Mind you, that a lot of parts is purchased from other countries but that is not the point. Once you find a technology, you can slowly improve it bit by bit.
This shows that if you spend time and money on anything, you can be successful. I only wished that we spent money on our own people so that we could have a prosperous nation, and I guarantee you we would have seen so much progress in science and technology ... Iranian are smart people but don't have the the right management .... all of the improvements comes in form of military equipments exactly like soviet unions and north Korea.
If you compare the Azarakhsh (2007) with the Qaher (2013), you could see they have made a lot of improvements. It seems that they can build small fighter jets now. Mind you, that a lot of parts is purchased from other countries but that is not the point. Once you find a technology, you can slowly improve it bit by bit.
This shows that if you spend time and money on anything, you can be successful. I only wished that we spent money on our own people so that we could have a prosperous nation, and I guarantee you we would have seen so much progress in science and technology ... Iranian are smart people but don't have the the right management .... all of the improvements comes in form of military equipments exactly like soviet unions and north Korea.
Actually, it looks more like the F-35 than the Raptor. It's a great looking craft and it does seem to have some stealthy features, but the billion dollar question is does it fly? If it does, it looks to be subsonic or transonic at best, but given the wing design I doubt the wing tips can handle transonic stresses. It's also too small to carry any significant armament other than maybe a couple of small AAM's or anti-tank missiles in an internal bay, although the landing gears would take up the majority of the space in the fuselage when folded up.
Given the fact that they're calling it a "fighter", it's not a surveillance plane and it's not being used for close air support which would be the role most suited for a subsonic aircraft at this day and age. That leaves only the air superiority role, but with a couple of AAM's, subsonic speed and not having great roll capability or small turn radius because of the wing design, I'm not sure it would be at all suited for that role.
I too wish Rasoul was here for some much appreciated insight.
Given the fact that they're calling it a "fighter", it's not a surveillance plane and it's not being used for close air support which would be the role most suited for a subsonic aircraft at this day and age. That leaves only the air superiority role, but with a couple of AAM's, subsonic speed and not having great roll capability or small turn radius because of the wing design, I'm not sure it would be at all suited for that role.
I too wish Rasoul was here for some much appreciated insight.
i don't think the f-313 is flyable yet.this looks more like a prototype and should be going through quite a few revisions before it is air worthy.the cabin looks miniature and too small.maybe this is a scaled down version.here is some more info and pictures from an american source.
http://theaviationist.com/2013/02/02/iran-new-stealth-fighter/#.UQ16mvIkQgk
http://theaviationist.com/2013/02/02/iran-new-stealth-fighter/#.UQ16mvIkQgk