+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: Iranian designed and built fighter plane

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    Contributing Member BEAR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 12:23 PM
    Location
    PNW
    Posts
    681
    Real Name
    Tim Rarick
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    03:38 AM

    Iranian designed and built fighter plane

    Attachment 95332
    I was astonished by this amazing aircraft. I really didn't think the Iranians could produce such an aircraft.

    Oh wait! they didn't design or produce it, the US did as the T 38 Talon. But it has a new paint job.

    Attachment 95333
    Maybe they used the infamous 3D printer!

    BEAR
    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

  2. Thank You to BEAR For This Useful Post:


  3. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  4. #2
    Advisory Panel Lee Enfield's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Last On
    03-16-2024 @ 12:24 PM
    Location
    out there
    Posts
    1,820
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    04:38 AM
    technically the aircraft in the picture is a Northrop F5F (judging by the size of the radome) or an F5B, not a T38.

    You are easily forgiven however as the F5 series is directly related to the T38 - the F5A and the T38 were developed concurrently from Northrop's "Light Fighter" program.


    Iran operates F5A, F5B, F5E, F5F and apparently 2 single seat "home built versions" HESA Saeqeh - Wikipedia
    Last edited by Lee Enfield; 08-22-2018 at 12:50 AM.
    BSN from the Republic of Alberta

    http://www.cartridgecollectors.org/

  5. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  6. #3
    Legacy Member Paul S.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    04-08-2020 @ 06:58 PM
    Location
    Back and forth between Sydney and Southern California
    Posts
    1,594
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    05:38 AM
    The USAicon sold F5s to Iran during the Shah's final years.

  7. #4
    Contributing Member Gil Boyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Last On
    02-28-2024 @ 11:09 AM
    Location
    Home of The Parachute Regiment & 16 Air Assault Brigade
    Posts
    4,772
    Real Name
    Gil Boyd
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    10:38 AM
    Definately an F5 maybe they designed the paint that comes off at high speed, here is one at the gate of USAF Alconbury in the UKicon still there and the station is still operational but non flying now!!
    Last edited by Gil Boyd; 08-23-2018 at 03:44 AM.
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

  8. #5
    Contributing Member BEAR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 12:23 PM
    Location
    PNW
    Posts
    681
    Real Name
    Tim Rarick
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    03:38 AM
    Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by Lee Enfield View Post
    technically the aircraft in the picture is a Northrop F5F (judging by the size of the radome) or an F5B, not a T38.

    You are easily forgiven however as the F5 series is directly related to the T38 - the F5A and the T38 were developed concurrently from Northrop's "Light Fighter" program.
    Yep, I should have remembered that the F5 is a fighter and the T38 is a trainer. The twin cockpit threw me.

    BEAR

  9. #6
    Legacy Member Sunray's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Last On
    03-29-2021 @ 03:01 PM
    Location
    London, Ontario
    Posts
    1,053
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:38 AM
    "...F5s to Iran..." Supposedly 60 of 'em with exactly 7 HESA Saeqeh's(twin tail like a Hornet) made in 2007. Not exactly new.
    An F5 and a T38 are different only by the seating capacity. One in the 5 and 2 in the 38.
    Spelling and Grammar count!

  10. #7
    Legacy Member Brit plumber's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Last On
    03-25-2024 @ 02:00 PM
    Posts
    1,807
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    11:38 AM
    Anyone know how many are still flying?

  11. #8
    Contributing Member mrclark303's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 01:25 PM
    Location
    The wild west of England
    Posts
    3,401
    Real Name
    Mr Clark
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    11:38 AM
    The Iranians are very talented engineers.
    Capable of keeping highly complex machines, like the Tomcat and Phantom operational and to a lessor extent the simpler F5 for decades with little support.

  12. #9
    Contributing Member Gil Boyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Last On
    02-28-2024 @ 11:09 AM
    Location
    Home of The Parachute Regiment & 16 Air Assault Brigade
    Posts
    4,772
    Real Name
    Gil Boyd
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    10:38 AM
    .............................and they produced the Kardashians
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

  13. The Following 2 Members Say Thank You to Gil Boyd For This Useful Post:


  14. #10
    Contributing Member mrclark303's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 01:25 PM
    Location
    The wild west of England
    Posts
    3,401
    Real Name
    Mr Clark
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    11:38 AM
    That is a very good point Gil .. If ever there was a justified reason for a nuclear first strike, then that is it...

    A clear case of heinous crimes against humanity..

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. SAS SOLDIER - IRANIAN EMBASSY SIEGE AUCTIONS HIS MEDALS
    By Gil Boyd in forum Milsurps General Discussion Forum
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 11-11-2017, 03:36 AM
  2. WWII fighter bullet proof protection I.D.?
    By 30Three in forum Vintage Military Vehicles and Aircraft
    Replies: 24
    Last Post: 01-19-2017, 02:24 PM
  3. Thoughts on a Randall Fighter
    By TSimonetti in forum Edged Weapons Forum
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 08-07-2009, 11:27 AM
  4. dad's plane, mom's plane
    By jon_norstog in forum The Watering Hole OT (Off Topic) Forum
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 05-22-2009, 09:02 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks