Iran's got a stealth fighter

[Batman]

Unveiled Friday, Iran has produced what it's calling a stealth fighter. The aviation community seems to be of the opinion that it's either a fake, a fiberglass mock-up, or a disaster waiting to happen. There's certainly a lot of engineering issues with it, and not much room for the pilot.
Either way, it seems to indicate they're trying to produce one, which might be a little worrisome.

http://theaviationist.com/2013/02/02/iran-new-stealth-fighter/#.UQ7ROduF_9I

 

[bigpern23]

It's pretty awesome looking, even if it appears to be manufactured by Hasbro.

 

[Beef03]

It can't have much of a payload.

 

[Tarheel316]

It can't have much of a payload.

If it's even real.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

It looks a lot like our stealth fighters. I'd be interested to hear Three_bags_full's take on this.

 

[Tarheel316]

It looks a lot like our stealth fighters. I'd be interested to hear Three_bags_full's take on this.

I'd like to hear what he says, too.

 

[Azrael]

Even Kim Jong-un looks at that thing and just laughs and laughs and laughs.

 

[qtlaw]

Wings are way too small to do anything.

 

[Armchair_QB]

My nephew built one of these out of Legos.

 

[LongTimeListener]

It looks like the pilot sits backwards.

 

[Norrin Radd]

 

[qtlaw]

Here's a takedown:

http://gizmodo.com/5981525/why-irans-new-indigenous-stealth-fighter-will-never-get-off-the-ground?utm_source=gawker.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation

 

[ifilus]

It looks like the pilot sits backwards.

 

[Football_Bat]

It looks like the pilot sits backwards.

It's so the Great Satan can kiss his ass while the stealth pilot gets an AMRAAM up his.

 

[User 1019]

A stealth fighter with analog gauges in the cockpit? Um, no.

 

[Tarheel316]

A stealth fighter with analog gauges in the cockpit? Um, no.

Thanks. That takes the worry away.

 

[Starman]

Maybe it'll be the "Stealth Fighter" ride at Disney Tehran.