Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics: Iran's Homemade "Fighter" Plane Nearly Ready
The "Conqueror" still doesn't look ready for prime time, or particularly real for that matter.
Iran's Defense Minister claims that his country's indigenous fighter, the F-311 Qaher ("Conqueror") is nearing production. The fighter was first unveiled in 2013, when it was widely ridiculed as a fake.
The Qaher jet is supposed to be Iran's first locally designed and produced fighter plane. First revealed in 2013 to great fanfare, a full-size mockup was shown to the public. The plane then disappeared into obscurity.
The plane was designed and the mockup built by the Iranian government's Aviation Industries Organization. "The fighter jet is Iranian-made and all its parts have been manufactured domestically," Qaher's project manufacturer told Iranian state television at the introduction. AIO claimed the plane was made with "high tech materials"—without specifying what kind—and able to act in both the air-to-air and air-to-ground roles. It is allegedly capable of flying "very low to the ground" and will also carry homemade weapons.
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WNU Editor: It does not look real.
6 comments:
I was looking closely for the Revell sticker...
The cockpit coating on the front looks like it would come off at any speed such an airplane should be capable off
This plane clearly does not look real. I suspect it's a decoy designed to confuse. The real fighter plane will probably be introduced soon enough.
Its yet another poor mock up designed for domestic audiences, keeping an F14 airborne is a lot different than designing an indigenous 5th gen fighter.
Iran does not have the industry base or expertise for such an endeavour.
They've been following this for a long time over at the War Is Boring Facebook group. Good group actually.
Looks better now then it will look after a raptor gets a hold of it.
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