F-313: Iran's Own Stealth Fighter

[@megaprojects9649]

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[@chitaegandalalake263]

Stealth is useless against Russia, because at the first minute of a war all US-satellites will be destroyed.

[@EternalKhann]

Would like to see a video on the future Turkish fighter program (TF-X / KAAN). I've seen some good reviews from English language military def & strat channels, but would like to see a broader review from different outlets presented such as here. Thanks!

[@AhmadAli-ws3vy]

hypocrite journalism 👏

[@jerompataki]

Oh ja ! You baldy! Even Iranians drones , ships , drones are made of plastics! And photoshopped !!! But , i don't know why everyone in West is worried about Iranian defence-industries!!! Than you should have no problem with iran at all !

[@lagrangewei]

you really shouldn't talk about something you don't know. 20 years ago, there was a concept for light combat aircraft in the west under the understanding that majority of the task in the airforce does not involve air to air combat and therefore does not require an expensive aircraft, instead you want a ultra light platform that can operate long endurance mission providing close support and recon in low intensive zones where you need numbers, this concept was push because airforce in the west realise there is no way they can do a 1 to 1 replacement of their current airwing to the F35, you need something else to provide coverage that is cheap. many of the design we considered in the west involve just converting existing civilian design or combat trainer for this role. effectively it function as a piloted UAV. if you compare F313 to that requirement, it actually fit perfectly in that role, freely their heavy fighter to purely air defence roles. the F313 is clearly a converted civilian platform. this does not mean it is useless or just propaganda. for example if they just need to patrol the gulf seas, they can just use a slow flying platform that burn fuel slower. it just need to capable of carrying 2 to 4 short range missiles rather than the multi ton payload of frontline fighters. the light armanent it already more than enough to threaten unarmed or enemy coast guard unit.

[@sjaguartype]

Iran: turn off the radar We have a stealth fighter

[@yutakago1736]

F-313 never take off. It travel by road from point A to B. That's why no radar can detect this plane in the sky.

[@Secular_Democratic_IRAN]

All your stealth dummy has done is pop a balloon, which I can do with my RC plane.

[@kent4975]

​@@Secular_Democratic_IRANpoor brain I would have kill myself by then

[@squidward7220]

@@Secular_Democratic_IRAN LOL F117

[@The_real_Arovor]

😂

[@LtNduati]

They heard that the F22 had a radar cross section of a bumblebee, and decided to make their stealth fighter the size of a bumblebee

[@War_Daddy103]

compared to it's counterpart the su-57 which has a radar cross section the size of a small town. 57's don't get assigned serial numbers, they get zip codes instead.

[@LtNduati]

@@War_Daddy103 And then they released the much improved Su75 which has a. cross section the size of Lithuania because bigger is better, right? 😂

[@War_Daddy103]

@@LtNduati yes, you see comrade when radar return blip covers entire screen enemy can not be of knowing if 1 aircraft or 1000. Checkmate westoid.

[@MommyKhaos]

​@@LtNduatican't wait for the SU-100, which will just be a bunch of SU25s strapped together like reindeer pulling a sleigh

[@Adierit]

It makes since for them though, they don't need the fuselage space for larger fuel stowage. They would always be close to home.

[@Fortunes.Fool.]

God I remember when this was popped up. I was at work and burst out laughing at the pilot who was essentially sitting ON the cockpit with the car stereo in the dashboard. I had to double check to make sure it wasn’t an article on The Onion. 😂

[@caleroby9483]

OMG....! My take too.. HIIILARIOUS! Though.. Drones.. Yea, they can do that.

[@murder.simulator]

They put little people in to reduce weight 😀

[@cb2000a]

Hey...it's capable of carrying two 25 pound bombs!

[@happyslappy5203]

😂😂😂

[@hsjsisjsj]

okay but they did it with a world wide embargo …

[@SonOfAB_tch2ndClass]

F-313: So Stealthy no one can see it fly! :3

[@AmaraegbuIheanyichukwu-ip5zl]

Nice one bro

[@DrGrove]

How original

[@junkerpain251]

😂😂😂😂

[@fatdoraemon2069]

This "joke" has litteraly been run into the ground. Trust me nobody finds it funny anymore

[@MOHAMMEDB8]

ITS A DRONE!

[@lemonte9807]

"I've mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still that I become invisible to the eye." Drax the destroyer

[@williamchessher5938]

BRAVO!!😂

[@ryszardfalkowski7917]

Mantis: HI DRAX

[@Narmacil427]

How many vids has Simon made across all his different channels so far? I'd love a video on Simon Whistler BY Simon Whistler😂😂

[@matthewsoules7064]

Used to binge his shows, now I hit do not recommend. He's slipping on details now. He just has people make a script and runs with it.

[@Rockiestmage]

​@@matthewsoules7064 that's what it's been since he hired his first writer. He hasn't written anything himself pretty much ever. Still decent for absent minded listening while working

[@carlmcgregor2707]

I want to see a Simon make a video about Tanzania.

[@RandomDeforge]

He doesn't make them. he merely sits in front of a camera and reads the script written for him by others, filmed and edited by others, uploaded and managed by others. Simon is essentially a glorified Text To Speech engine and he will likely be subtly switched out with a polished, animated AI version of himself with no one being the wiser.

[@drew65sep]

Clint Eastwood's "Firefox" must still be a hit movie there lol.

[@elfpimp1]

I noticed the same similarity! I even garnered the thought of Eastwood reprising his role in a sequel to steal THIS plane, but produced by the Monty Python crew... 😁👍

[@Scudboy17]

I came here to say just that. It looks like a cross between Firefox and the fake Testors f-19 stealth fighter.

[@damnemail]

Foxfire

[@nuttyDesignAndFab]

regarding aerodynamics: the reason EVERY SINGLE modern fighter has intakes angled down is because fighters are expected to operate at high angles of attack. The intakes being on top for this plane would mean that the engines would have degraded performance or even stall out completely during basic combat maneuvers.

[@brando8086]

All maneuvers are executed while inverted.

[@ewaxcanada2328]

Um, you never want intakes on bottom when you live in a dusty and sandy area. Nothing like sucking in sand at take off and most american aircraft suffered from this type of environment in Middle east.

[@bartandaelus359]

​@@ewaxcanada2328 The USAF managed to get around this in their middleeastern excursions by meticulously maintaining runways and labour intensive maintenance.

[@davidgermain]

​@@ewaxcanada2328 The issues with that is the Russians I think are the only people who have intakes on the top for that reason mig21, and they close the ones under the wing for take off and open as soon as they are up.

[@locomotive9000]

Also, the laminar flow on the top of the wings/fuselage is higher speed and smoother. Interrupting it with an intake not only creates more drag, but the dissimilar layers create vibrations in the engine fan stages.

[@BluCappy419]

Many aircraft avoid radar contact by flying at low altitudes. The F313 avoids radar contact by never leaving the ground.

[@hirameberhardt8643]

😂🤣😂

[@trixus4768]

It just rides on... MENACINGLY!!!😂😂😂

[@kayvaunkavehnia]

Im surprised of your stupidness Every time you claim iran is lieng then suddenly you are shocked of iran artillery power Dont forget

[@gazzertrn]

Yeah but its sort of fast ? In their dreams .

[@jasonjacobs4313]

In irans defence no one has ever seen one flying. Sounds pretty stealthy to me.

[@JonMonter]

Genius!

[@huangehcgnip6102]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nik9401]

They must have learned from the ruzzians T-14

[@exiled9880]

Too old joke bruh

[@jonathantarrant2449]

Iran aero industries, has managed to keep f14, f4, f5 in operable condition well under sanctions and have upgrade f5 with twin tail etc. So they shouldnt be just laughed off.

[@MeanMachine1992]

Doesn't take a genius to cannibalize some airframes to keep the other ones airworthy, and buy parts off the black market. Not to mention that Iran got a huge amount of parts and phoenixes for its tomcats from the McFarlane/Iran-Contra deal. F-4 and F-5s are some of the most proliferated jets in the world, and are so outdated that they are more of a flying junk.

[@Sassanid1AD]

Well said, anyone read Persian history he knows very well there is nothing Persians can not do ,

[@Kaltagstar96]

Nothing is more cutting than the one journalist going "It looks like it vibrates if you put 20p in it" Also the fact that Iran has a fucking Cyber Police is insane because it sounds like George Orwell would think is too on the nose for 1984!

[@avimaltzman5673]

We have a cyber police in the US too 😢. Try goggling Hunter jr. laptop or Trump assassination…

[@jastrapper190]

Thought police* and you do realize that this monster we’re typing on right now… has exactly the same thing.

[@MattyEngland]

Have you lived in a bubble for the last 10 years? The thought/cyber police exist in pretty much every country on earth.

[@ortizguard2816]

Laughed hard when he quoted that analysis about the 20p and the 'plane', vibrating and making noise!

[@MVPMTKING]

​@avimaltzman5673 This is not the same dude.... Similar in concept but wildly different in what they do + results.

[@HB-C_U_L8R]

It is the most advance fiberglass mock up I have ever seen. It's so stealthy not even the test pilots have seen it fly.

[@feet9100]

LOL brilliant

[@kwanchan6745]

given its iranian drones that are evading detection and hammering ukraine and israel these days, you might want to flush out the coolaid in your headgear

[@Tam0de]

I can remember vividly the day iran first unveiled the Qaher. I also remember double checking the date & making sure it wasn't April 1st 😂

[@shahidhussain-mk9ho]

2nd option is October 1st as well 😂

[@wills2140]

( 7:27 ) I had immediately thought of the Boeing _"Bird Of Prey"_ test aircraft / large drone prototype. The "dropped" wings and large "bubble" canopy are a signature of what Boeing's _Phantom Works_ was researching - preventing shadows (also possibly using this in conjunction with "active camouflage"), and the stability of a "tailless" design. The aircraft was prototyped first by McDonnell Douglas, before Boeing bought them. The _"Bird Of Prey"_ was aerodynamically stable enough to fly without computer correction, due in part to the lift generated by its "chines" (the flat surfaces sticking out from the body forward of the "wings"), a "feature" from the legendary SR - 71 "Blackbird". The Bird Of Prey's lessons have been used in the X - 45 and X - 47 B large drone aircraft. The flight test model shown in this video can be seen in person on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright - Patterson Air Force Base, in Dayton Ohio

[@everypitchcounts4875]

The quiet bird secret stealth fighter of 1960s

[@phbrinsden]

Some guys had some fun with fiberglass and wood etc and created a model on a go cart chassis. It literally wiggles and quivers as it cruises around the parking lot.

[@pr_tr4p_g4wd20]

They were half way right that plane is a threat to no one LMFAO.🤣🤣🤣

[@elfpimp1]

Except maybe the pilot who would have had to fly it! 🤣👍

[@night_light2867]

As an iranian its old news they paint old plains once a year and call them a new plain the only worthy reaction is laughter they cant make anything more advanced than what you can buy in open market

[@adamredwine774]

Shalom from Israel. I hope your people can find a way past this totalitarian theocracy.

[@PharaohHowell-mb6bo]

@@adamredwine774 I hope they learn the difference between 'plain' and 'plane'...

[@smalltime0]

​@@PharaohHowell-mb6bo Painting an entire plain would be sort of impressive though. I don't know why you'd feel the need to pass it off as a new one... unless it is some sort of Potemkin Plain.

[@omidbrucehabibi5384]

Fuck isreal

[@adamredwine774]

@@smalltime0 sounds like a work by Cristo

[@Ben-bg2lp]

The Supreme leader (SL) said he wanted the "5th generation thing" and gave us engineers two months. We have families; we had to deliver.

[@JohnWilliamNowak]

All kidding aside, I suspect there is a great number of such shenanigans. We're predisposed to think a country acts (albeit not flawlessly) with a unified purpose and neglect the possibility that some General is putting one over on his bosses. I believe there are many cases of psyops and disinformation directed at one's own government.

[@TheChrisey]

Can't imagine what it would be like to live in a shithole like that

[@SethimusMaximus]

And Ahmadinejad probably had Revolutionary Guard cronies to reward with a boondoggle.

[@ishaypolak7757]

But he wanted it to be pointy 💀

[@yayhandles]

@@ishaypolak7757 It sticks in the ground, and then ka-boom.

[@relaxgaming8872]

At least they tried. Those silly kids 😂

[@murder.simulator]

Clearly meant for Iranian dwarves judging by the way the pilot's knees stuck up and his head was taller than than canopy on the static mockup

[@wolfrainexxx]

It's obviously for little girls to pilot. /s

[@ewaxcanada2328]

It will be an unmanned drone lol. Dont always believe what you see rofl. It will probably be most advanced drone in world. Iran dont make manned aircraft, they make drones.

[@jameshall1300]

​@@ewaxcanada2328 lmao, most advanced drone in the world? Please tell me you're trolling.

[@locomotive9000]

​@@wolfrainexxx for Aisha when she leads the battle 😚

​@@ewaxcanada2328 bwahahahahahaha 😂

[@barrymayson2492]

I didn't see any jet wash from the taxi tests , which given the wet runway is very odd. Maybe the pilot was doing a Fred Flintstone.

[@parhamghm]

Bruh as an iranian i can say with absolute certainty that iran is 30 years away from being able to build a Capable normal jet let alone an stealth fighter 😂😂

[@alexwalker2582]

Seriously, it's mostly our old stuff from when our governments were friendly with each other back in the 70's still. They might have better luck making drone swarms that can act like ye-olde barrage balloons than trying to make a modern fighter at this point. Edit: I mean, heck, they can't even make a working copy of those older planes from what I can see.

[@lanejohnson7656]

The US hasn’t built a stealth fighter that isn’t riddled with problems.. lol

[@jameshall1300]

​@@lanejohnson7656 that's funny, considering 99% of the worlds' stealth inventory was built by the US. Every single combat aircraft program has to work though revisions, it's just the nature of cutting edge technology.

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@jameshall1300 True. But doesn’t negate the fact that US Air Force and Lockheed Martins claims of the F22 and F35 capabilities are utter BS because they have to portray their jets that cost American tax dollars hundreds of millions each aren’t a money pit.. The F22 isn’t exactly a new jet. I’ve read reports this year their flight ceiling and range of operations were severely reduced due to cockpit oxygen problems. The F35 suffer from the same problems and are even worse.. The F22 has been in service for almost 20 years.. Call me crazy, but I think it’s insane to award a company that built a jet that cost hundreds of millions of dollars and was riddled with problems for 10 years a contract to build yet another jet that costs hundreds of millions of dollars.. Hell they are already talking about retiring the F22. The F35 has been in service for 10 years and the government is pouring billions into its replacement . What’s an acceptable timeframe for them to work out bugs in your opinion? Let’s say a brand new automobile is $70k and you are looking at a brand new cutting edge design and power train that’s the bees knees and has all the state of the art gizmos and bells and whistles.. However the same manufacturer launched a vehicle 10 years previous and it’s been riddled with problems the entire time. Are you going to spend your hard earned money on it to have the latest cutting edge technology? Are you going to have a big grin on your face and be proud of your purchase when it’s constantly in the shop having issues worked out with ZERO warranty? Are you going to be ecstatic giving the manufacturer 20 years to work out all the issues on your dime? My bet is you wouldn’t buy a brand new state of the art vehicle without a warranty and within 3 shop visits you would be pissed off wishing you could sue the manufacturer under lemon law..

[@joshuagenes]

All the Iranians that I met living in America were extremely brilliant except Ali. Ali was a Jerk! I really don't see what the hangup is for the nation of Iran given that they have or at least had a bunch of great people.

[@neildutton8077]

To compete with the F22, Iran are training a bumblebee strong enough to carry a pilot.😁

[@ET_Don]

Well, a bumblebee would return a smaller signature than the F-313, so they are just looking out for their pilots.

[@ozhoo]

It's got an 8 track player 😮

[@ortizguard2816]

Truly, shocking technology! No one can hack into it!😂😂😂

[@ET_Don]

Hello 80's. I actually laughed out loud, good one. 👍😂

[@CptJistuce]

Nice! I've got a box full of my parents' old tapes, I'm ready to jam to the Beegees in an iranian fighter!

[@ET_Don]

Me too, unfortunately my 8 Track Player is in a 2-XL. 😂

[@elfpimp1]

They're probably the ones who stole it from my 76 Lincoln continental in 1996... Those BASTARDS!

[@ET_Don]

The drooped wing tips on the F-313 remind me of the "Mig 31" from the movie Firefox.

[@JohnWilliamNowak]

One of the cleverest things in that film was that the MiG-31 Firefox was based on a downsized XB-70, so unlike most fictional fighters it was actually a supersonic airframe. The book and film predated the popularization of stealth, so the fact the Firefox is not stealthy should be forgiven.

[@ET_Don]

@@JohnWilliamNowak True Dat.

[@ME-ke7qc]

so stealthy its made of plywood

[@willythemailboy2]

Unmanned because they can't find anyone dumb enough to try flying it.

[@razorburn645]

They watched a documentary of the Mosquito from WW2 didn't they?

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:55 - Mid roll ads 4:25 - Back to the video 5:35 - Chapter 1 - The legacy of a former ally 10:10 - Chapter 2 - The proverbial emperor 14:10 - Chapter 3 - Iranian propaganda

[@RinksRides]

... you can remove the ads (youtube before/after) with u - block origin, it works great.

[@VeeTaperTemplar]

Appreciate the channel and dudes way of delivering the info 👏🏼

[@SeaSpray90]

love your stuff yall should do a series on Stealth aircraft of the world.

[@EAcapuccino]

Never heard of this plane 🤔 This shall be interesting

[@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8p]

Very interesting indeed

[@junkerpain251]

It don't really exist. Its know more than a model

[@blackmaverick1309]

Gives you a sense of just how stealthy it is. 😅😅

[@EAcapuccino]

@junkerpain251 It just looks like a cheap toy at first glance haha 😄 Hardly enough to be taken seriously!

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

At this point I don’t think we should even count the SU-57 as a stealth aircraft. Initial estimates put its observability at a similar level as the F-16. The fact that it isn’t doing deep strike SEED missions in Ukraine reinforces this appraisal. So really it’s just the USA and China that have developed stealth fighters.

[@fuck_Russian_bots]

China stole the technology. They didn't develop anything

[@zenith7024]

Su 57 is an ongoing development project, recently being fitted with new engines, they're hardly gonna throw it into the frontline idiot. There are no true stealth fighters in combat, unless you want to count a balloon as a kill

[@avadhutagita3741]

You have logical dissonance, because Chinese aircraft don't participate in conflicts at all. Why don't you write that their stealth is similar to Spitfire from WWII?! So only one F-35 participates? No. Only Su-57 participated in conflicts with a well-trained army with modern air defence (in 2022, it was engaged in dropping conventional and smart bombs, there're couple of videos from Ukraine, but not single Su-57 was shot down), Russians were afraid that NATO will spend tens of missiles, but will shoot down Su-57 to study components and stopped using Su-57. US stealth aircraft haven't proven, because expensive US stealth F-117 in Serbia was shot down by Russian Stalin-era air defence, but F-35 fought only in Palestine against militants who have nothing, except RPG-7s for air defence and own eyes. US will also never send F-35s to Ukraine, even with its army, because Russians will start hunting them down for study components.

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

⁠@@avadhutagita3741 So you think the SU-57 is a stealth fighter and the J-20 is not? Just by basic design principles we can estimate an aircraft’s radar return (with radar absorbing materials included). The SU-57 is low observable compared to most 4th gen aircraft - but it’s not in the same range as the Nighthawk, Raptor, Lightning, or J-20 (nor the B-2 and B-21). There’s a reason India took a good look at the aircraft and bailed from the project.

[@HomicideJack187]

I wouldn't call the J20 a stealth fighter. Having canards makes it inherently less able to avoid detection. Basically two large mirrors saying "Hey, radar, I'm right over here".

[@cynthiaherbst3909]

Exactly, thing is I would typically take reports from Indian Air patrols with a grain of salt given the king rivalry between India and China, BUT, apparently one of our fleets also had a C2C asset near enough for the radar umbrella to extend and could confirm the overheard Indian Su30 chatter that they spotted a flight of J20s at distances more in line with the RCS of a reduced vis 4th gen.

[@voidtempering8700]

Canards do not increase the RCS like you think they do. The difference is negligible. For example, there were plans for a naval YF-23 that had canards, and it was not cancelled because it wasn't stealthy enough. Just look up the canard patent for stealth.

[@cynthiaherbst3909]

@@voidtempering8700 canards still have a negative effect on RCS and also are more suited to a delta wing supersonic design similar to the eurofighter, rafale, or gripen. But the point stands about the shortcomings of the alleged stealth of the J20

[@supa3ek]

I wouldnt call you an expert (or even competent to comment) either !!! Tell us what you do ?????? rocket scientist no doubt !!!!

[@RevolverOcelot79]

Also it's exhaust nozzles are round. *facepalm* No, the J20 is not stealth in the least.

[@niravramdarie9898]

This is first "stealth fighter" that can be shot by a ww2 spitfire.

[@ET_Don]

Or a kid with his Benjamin BB gun.

[@keithmoore5306]

Stopwith camel!!!

[@ET_Don]

@@keithmoore5306 Or two Benjamin BB Guns mounted on a Stopwith Camel.

[@huangehcgnip6102]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ariaspes3842]

@@keithmoore5306 Is this how you coverup the f22 and f35 embarrassments? LMAO

[@cotyhamilton8624]

When you order an F-22 off wish pre-covid and this shows up at your door.

[@ET_Don]

at your door ... in a box .... marked "Some assembly required" and "Batteries not included". 😂

[@cotyhamilton8624]

@@ET_Don not even at your door but conveniently right behind your car. Blocking you from leaving and you forgot it was going to get delivered today cuz it's been. I don't know a few years and you were late for work when you walked out the door

[@ET_Don]

@@cotyhamilton8624 😂 And, you unknowingly back over the box ... and one of those cheaply made allen wrenches you get in the box for assembly, like you do with cheap furniture, punctures one of your tires making you even more late for work. lol

[@razorburn645]

No no no.... clearly this was a Tenmu order.

[@ariaspes3842]

@@ET_Don Is this how you coverup the f22 and f35 embarrassments? LMAO

[@Harrington2323]

Iran isn´t even able to mainentance the presidential helicopter, a 50 year old Bell 212.

[@nolga3569]

neither can kobe with the best pilots and modern heli. investigation revealed that it was bad weather for the iranian heli crash. there are almost 100 heli crashes per year in the US alone.

[@hi-fidude6670]

@@nolga3569 You`d think that a country whos very interested in looking decent from the outside would at least maintain the presidents mode of transportation at least. I expect his helicopter to be looked better after than some random basketball player

[@nolga3569]

@hi-fidude6670 Don't know if you can't read but I said in the previous comment that it crashed due to bad weather not lack of maintenance. 🥱

[@Harrington2323]

@@nolga3569 No, the official reason is bad weather. I would only believe a statement from Iran gouverment when one or better two Independent sources confirm their information.

[@kurousagi8155]

It actually says a lot that Iran would put its president in a Bell 212 even though Iran purports making its own helos.

[@Sarge-at-Large]

9:07 It almost seems like they purposefully exposed that prototype so publicly in order to get feedback and advice from the international aviation community on how to build a better stealth fighter and then subsequently took it and improved their design immediately afterwards 😅

[@XShrimpGodx]

The went through the trouble of making a fake prototype to get some knowledge that you could find on Wikipedia?

[@tamer1773]

Yeah? Nah!

[@jerryedwards456]

It's amazing what an artist can do with plywood these days...

[@narhem123]

Iranian here. On behalf of 90% of my fellow Iranians I like to apologize to the whole world for the clowns running our beloved country. In the last 45 years this regime has brought to us nothing but embarrassment.

[@lanejohnson7656]

As an American take a peek at the morons running the US, we aren’t any better.. One thing I’ve learned is people from all countries largely want the same things but we have evil moronic leaders that work overtime to pin us against each other and use our children and grandchildren as pawns to fight and kill each other for their personal interests in power, wealth and control.. I know it’s dreaming, but one day I wish people from all over the world would stand up and say enough is enough and take the power away from their governments..

[@lanejohnson7656]

As an American take a peek at the clown show running the US.

[@narhem123]

@@lanejohnson7656 as bad as the politicians are in the US you haven’t seen anything. Just about everyday there are news reported that we can’t tell if it’s real or satirical. They have destroyed a country in 45 years economically, socially, morally, environmentally, I mean in every way possible. 10% of the country lives in diaspora, and the only reason 90% don’t live in diaspora is because it is either too expensive for Iranians to migrate, or Iranians are not granted visas by other countries. Tens of thousands of political prisoners, 74% of the world’s executions in 2023 was in Iran, hyper inflation at nearly 60%, currency devalued against US dollar by over 9,000 fold!!! Country is running out of water, rolling blackouts multiple times a day in every metropolitan area, air pollution and the respiratory diseases that goes with it, corruption to the core in the regime, strikes in every industry whatever is left of them, the revolutionary guards have taken over all major industries by force and milking the country out of every drop for personal profit, an oil and natural gas rich country has to import gasoline, and I mean the worst quality gasoline the money can buy. Women beaten and arrested in bright daylight for not conforming to the islamic dress code. Everyday the country feels like is about to collapse, but hey the regime has a fake stealth fighter that the world military experts get to laugh at.

[@Mo_Hamd72]

No, you are a clown from a tiny nation or a nation where cows are God.

[@jess500texas]

Don't apologize. You're average Iranian, Israeli, Iraqi, American, and Saudi all have one thing in common. We all don't want war, we want good living standards, we all want freedom of speech, and we all want to support our families.

[@jim.franklin]

Is it made of balsa wood? That is quite stealthy - doesn't weigh a lot and moulds easily - thus, wooden frames, wooden wings, wooden fly!

[@adamredwine774]

I remember looking into this when it was announced. The photos they released publicly were truly absurd. You could literally see gaps in the panel containing the instrument clusters. It honestly looked like a toy or a children’s museum exhibit.

[@jloiben12]

Russia still doesn’t have stealth aircraft. Iran still doesn’t have stealth aircraft. I am glad America is on our side

[@vimfuego8827]

Ignorance will make you happy.

[@RevolverOcelot79]

China doesn't have one either for that matter.

[@Dubanx]

@@vimfuego8827 Su-57 has exposed bolts, among many other issues that render it not-stealthy. It's well known to be a propaganda peace with a reduced radar cross section comparable to the F-18E, incomparably larger than an F-22 or F-35. Go look up any of the active service air force youtuber channels' take on the Su-57. Several of them have stated outright that the Su-57 isn't a stealth aircraft, and I trust their opinion on the matter infinitely more than I trust yours.

[@johnholbrooks4394]

lol….America isn’t even on America’s side!

[@Dubanx]

@@RevolverOcelot79 It's my understanding that the J-20 lags behind the US stealth aircraft, but is still rather stealthy. At least, compared to Iran and Russia's laughably inadequate attempts. Russia calls the Su-57 stealth, but it has a cross section roughly equal to the F-18E according to a few active service US air force youtubers.

[@ntrgc89]

8:24 *Looks at Hossein Dehghan* *Looks at Simon* *Looks back at Hossein Dehghan* *Looks back at Simon* Hmmm....

[@osf5441]

During the pandemic, The IRGC brought out a pot lid claiming it can detect coronavirus by just pointing it towards people.😂

[@EsfandiarNokhodaki]

آب تو آسیاب دشمن نریز

[@educatedfool5121]

That cockpit lid looks like the domes you would see on a retrofuturistic car as commonly displayed in Futurama XD

[@elfpimp1]

Or worse, Fallout 3! 🤣👍

[@DerekSantaMonica]

The doppelganger effect at 8:22 was the most shocking part of this video.

[@ajwilson1985]

😂 😂😂😂😂 not a great outfit choice for 😊Simon

[@zorrozol]

🤣

[@shovelhead108]

I remember the last time Iran unveiled to the world their stealth bomber. It was 1/10 RC plane that emitted the tell-tale buzz of a radio controlled toy and a very obvious shadow of the toys operator in the foreground with the silhouette of RC radio controller in his hands 🤣

[@gansior4744]

small issue. SU-57 isnt radar stealth, isn't in mass production, most of the airframes were converted from prototypes and they are barely in service. SU-57 isn't stealth and isn't a 5th Gen Jet

[@wiiliskaako5875]

😂😂 well su57 has same things as f22 .don't underestimate your enemy , russia airforce are great look at mig31 or Su35 which is 4.5 ,better than all 4th generation U S airforce. Also mig 31 have bigger rader and better missile compared to the best fighter jet in the F22

[@ponz-]

@@wiiliskaako5875you know nothing John snow😂. The engines that were designed for it have JUST been placed into new production models. First one crashed on takeoff. This is something that was supposed to be in mass production in 2017 still don’t have enough for a full fighter wing. Haven’t seen them over Ukraine they fire from within Russia. If that doesn’t tell you Russia isn’t even sure about it the fact that Ukraine could see them on radar firing from outside the country should. Not to mention them being escorted by SU35s on these missions should underline the fact that they are a flying trashcan. The fact that you compare the MiG31 to an F22 tells me you know as much as my dog about fighter aircraft. You are forgetting that the mig31 is just an updated version of the MiG29. Ask how that went for Iraq or Serbia against American 4th gen. The F15ex is an updated version of the F15 that will eat those things alive. Let alone a raptor. You could have your big radar but you can’t shoot what you can’t see and a radar in Ethiopia could see a su57 flying in Russia that’s how much of a pos it is.

[@HaloTheRogue]

@@wiiliskaako5875 Someone drank the Pravda Kool-aid. Don't look now but the F22 actually exists and the F-15 laughs at all those "superior" Russian "4.5" jets. Seriously, try spending a day in the real world.

[@wiiliskaako5875]

@@HaloTheRogue you are being biased, even the US admit that su30k or mig31 will wipe out f16 , f15x ,f18 . Russia has very capable advanced fighter jet and the best intercepter mig31 , 4 mig31 can cover 1000km so how do you think the f15x or f16 can penetrate

[@HaloTheRogue]

@@wiiliskaako5875 Oh yeah? What Pravda article told you that line of BS? You like every other Russia fanboy have bought into the the hype/propaganda and ignore reality. It's been three freaking years and Russia still hasn't been able to establish air superiority in Ukraine. The one thing that history has shown is that while the US tends to underreport the combat capabilities of it's weaponry the Russians exaggerate it to ridiculous levels. Feel free to believe whatever Russian fantasy you want, the world has seen Russia be exposed by a country with one hand tied behind it's back by the US.

[@Chris-xe7hq]

How many KZbin channels do you run? I think I watch all of them. Good stuff.

[@thudthud5423]

I've seen an Iranian drawing of this plane depicting it carrying a bomb on a DORSAL pylon. That's literally carrying a bomb on its back. Think about the logistics of that for a moment...

[@oliversilverstein1221]

Can you explain? It seems like it would be an easy way to increase payload while maintaining stealth. How would logistics be impacted?

[@ET_Don]

That's why the wing tip's are drooped. The bomb roll's off the dorsal pylon, down the fuselage, onto the wing, across the wing, and down the drooped wing tip. 👍😂

[@DarkRavenhaft]

​@@oliversilverstein1221 dorsal means on the back, as in the bomb would be located directly behind the cockpit. Good luck launching that, to say nothing of the impossibility of maintaining a radar cross-section smaller than a barn with external munitions.

[@Shadow__133]

No problem because he was inverted 😂

[@ET_Don]

@@Shadow__133 He was communicating? 😂

[@giggyolly]

Oh I had forgotten about this gem of a "plane" 😂

[@dwchen1]

The funniest megaproject title Simon has ever made. An Iranian megaproject that is not even a miniproject at all. In fact it's a jokeproject that deserves to be laugh at... as hard as you can.

[@bryanmccarthy6493]

Calling the Russian and Chinese "stealth" fighters competent is quite a bold statement fact boy.

[@nanonano2595]

megaprojects is really badly researched...

[@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8p]

I won't call the Russian one a fighter in the first place it's still a prototype. I'm a generous person I'll give the J20 the title of stealth fighter

[@jimmoore7712]

the j20 from west taiwan, is stealthy, just not as stealthy as anything american made in the past 30 years....

[@jnoub2947]

@@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8pyou do know the stealth fighter China built that looks exactly like the f35 (I forgot what one) was built off stolen data from the f35? China has successfully stolen many data on a number of American weapons including f22 and f35 through cyber attacks, so when they say they have a stealth fighter, they have one.

[@fjalics]

​@@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8pHow about the F18 E/F superhornet? I've heard it's similarly stealthy?

[@rstfox3090]

Here's an idea for your next Video : the Habbakuk Iceberg Aircraft carrier of WW2

[@elfpimp1]

I think he has. At least in a video with (insert number here) of the most craziest ideas of WW2.

[@elfpimp1]

Actually, I think it was Insane, not Crazy.

[@Soundwave-F7Z]

F313 so stealthy , it doesn’t even exist.

[@janiryagum1194]

To all those mocking Iran........Remember, they are the Persian Empire once molded by the brightest minds the world had ever seen. PERIOD!!!

[@MrElliotc02]

Iran is a great nation with a long and glorious history. It is the regime that is being mocked.

[@janiryagum1194]

They have the traditional values they wanted to preserve. The people have chosen their leader....you have to respect that!

[@spontaneoustraveller-o6i]

Yes I agree. The problem is the current regime, who knew nothing but propaganda. They become a laughing stock.

[@willythemailboy2]

They'd have been better off building their own version of a Sky Warden.

[@jacob79001]

What would make this even funnier is if the aircraft was intended to be a genuine product, and the firms responsible just decided to con the Iranian Govt. and that the Govt. didn't realise until they saw the international press responce.

[@kdrapertrucker]

Russia does not have a stealth aircraft, the SU-57 has a similar Radar cross section as the F/A-18E Super Hornet.

[@gregparrott]

I had not heard its stealth is THAT bad. But it is a moot point because only a handful were made. Their only prospective foreign customer, India, backed out of buying them before Russia invaded Ukraine, . It has no international customer base, making it very costly. Even at home, other than launching long range missiles from deep within Russia, the SU-57 has not engaged in Putin's ongoing, 30 month 'Special Military Operation'. Given that all of Russia's weapons have performed poorly, their foreign arms sales has shriveled. Sanctions have compounded the issue. So, its future is bleak.

[@khriswildt5633]

Have you researched the Russian 257 and the J20 because they are not stealth they're hybrids only the F22 and the F35 are stealth?

[@War_Daddy103]

Even if they were designed as true stealth aircraft it wouldn't matter as the Russians are backwards neanderthals banging sticks and rocks together in the vain hopes of rivalling the west. The chinese probably could build something that would get close(ish) but they're too cheap to fund their own R&D and instead leech off american designs/technology which puts them about half a generation behind eg. why the J-20 is meant to be china playing catchup to the f-22 (an aging airframe at this point) but it's still about 15 years worth of tech off the f-35 as it's current gen.

[@voidtempering8700]

@@khriswildt5633 it sounds like you are the only one who hasn't done any research.

[@wills2140]

The Russian SU - 57* is not fully "stealth" capable, to many exposed parts and uncoated surfaces. The Chinese J 20 looks more interesting and could be a good enough aircraft - Simon has a video on the J 20.

[@MaleRainbowAction]

"... doesn’t have the ability to build a plane. Plain and simple." Haha! Nice play on words!

[@lolmao500]

You forgot the quotation marks in your title

[@Anthony-vk3tt]

Due to the complex and stressful nature of engineering an aircraft, Iran needs BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video!

[@kamaruzamanahmadnor7653]

2000 - dont sell any arms to iran 2024 - dont buy any arms from iran

[@Provision600]

😂

[@Provision600]

Iran 2000: no one is selling us arms Iran 2024: we have cheap arms for sell

[@redaries2198]

Lmao at the thumbnail! The shade 😂😂

[@jerichohill487]

I go with what "habitual line crosser " says, "There are two types of countries in the world, those that have true stealth, and those that use the metric system."

[@bryanparkhurst17]

The irony of it all is that the model kits are probably constructed better than the actual plane it represents.😂

[@myplane150]

-This is an early April Fool's joke... right? -The most realistic realization of this video is that sharks can surf (y'know, Surfshark? Sorry). 😁 -BREAKING: The F313 had its maiden flight on the 30th of Feburary. It reached a Speed of Mach 3.2 at an altitude of 95 thousand feet while successfully firing 18 Extended Range (300 mile class) missiles all at once and all of which hit their respective targets. Oh, and it has a combat range of 4500 miles.

[@vimfuego8827]

How easily you are fooled by nonsense with no evidence of what your are talking about. Do you think the military is going to tell you the truth about classified hardware? How stupid you sound! Do you vote for Donald Trump? If so, it explains everything about your mentality.

[@HamSandwich277]

ROFL I remember the Q-313. They had stickers posing as cockpit instruments!

[@mikeosgood3846]

Su 57 and the J 20 are low observables, not stealth.

[@ahmedroobl9060]

J 20 is fast than f 22

[@Greymannn]

If the 313 can carry all of the armaments that they claim, it will fly like a brick. I would like to see it fly. It would be entertaining.

[@thepax2621]

Maybe its just really successful at the "stealth-aspect" 😅 After all, no one has seen it 😉

[@michaelcrosby7023]

Looks like it would make a pretty cool homebuilt kit!... Just scale it down a bit.

[@DogKacique]

I don't know what's worse: The people in the comments actually drinking the kool-aid and defending this monstrosity, or the people that clearly didn't watch the video thinking that Simon was praising it

[@PeterGrenader]

love the new glasses, Simon

[@GmMef1st0]

Same fan fiction as SU 57

[@MegaFUZZY2010]

The SU 57 is real, and outclasses the F35 in a lot of areas, in others it doesn't, although it serves a completely different role to the F35. If you look outside of wikipedia, there are around 50 already delivered, unsure why you think its fan fiction. Su 35 is extremely good, Mig-31K's are the fastest and one of the best interceptors on the planet, and launch kinzhals every week. Keep doubting their ability, because that's exactly what they want. BTW, S-400 and 500 is mass produced and much better than the Patriot, even Ukraine only just ran out of S300 missiles after 2 full years of war and 0 production. The Russians are just better at manufacturing stuff it seems

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

A stealth fighter isn't designed to be invisible because this isn't possible. Radar _will_ pick up a signal off of it eventually. The aim is to combine high range, high speed, with _low_ radar visibility so that, ideally, it's objective is either already accomplished by the time anyone knows it was there, or it's too late to mount an effective response.

[@SimultaneousDarkness]

Iran designing competent fighter jet. hahahahahahahahaha

[@andrezejobuch4527]

Sure to be another great video stream. Well done Mr Whistler, 👏👏👏👏 bravo 😊

[@peterbrooks9984]

Just before everyone dies laughing at the Iranian aircraft industry, bear in mind that they have managed to produce their own copy of the F5. And kept their F-14s flying

[@tenhirankei]

OK, they might be able to produce a jet aircraft that does take on, fly and land successfully. But my question is how stealthy will it be?

[@eduwino151]

irans has no copy of the F5 it just the old F5s sold to the shahs that they added body kits onto, the f14s are kept flying by cannibalizing a number of older airframes and will be unussable in another 5 years that is why they are buying russian migs

[@voidtempering8700]

​@@eduwino151That is only true for the Azaraksh, not the Kowsar.

[@TROOPERfarcry]

No they didn't. Their "indigenously produced" F5 -- a 2-seater -- already existed, and are flown at Randolph AFB located in Universal City, Texas. They "invented" something that already exists.

[@osf5441]

No, the regime just re painted the old ones and said they made a copy.

[@trev8591]

Looks like it would be a great gaming rig for DCS!

[@ewaxcanada2328]

Everyone is missing the point. This will never house a person. This is their new drone fighter aircraft. Minimal payloads and not about devastating blows but surveillance and anti drone warfare. Distract from true intentions is the key and Iran is good at that. One of the most advanced drone manufacturers would never stray off what they are good at, only build them better. They have a deal with russia, advance drones for advanced aircraft. Way cheaper and smarter. Easy to clone if need be for domestic manufacturing and allows Iran and Russia to build technology on existing platforms without additional costs for programs starting from scratch. Ingenious and highly cost effective for both countries.

[@gsf_ryder]

It's so funny to watch this "we are making our own stealth fighter" trend. Maybe we'll see one from Uganda next year.

[@younesab3538]

1:10 you forgot about turkey turkiye

[@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8p]

And South Korea

[@clicktresni6298]

Dude said they made it to gain the confidence of people who live the same way. People lived 500 years ago which isn't a bad thing in all circumstances. Very beautiful country.

[@2l84t]

Russia ??🤣🤣🤣

[@nanonano2595]

so stealthy even their pilots cant see them.

[@DA_81C]

Iran has blended the best of both worlds. The F-200 Efreet from UN Squadron and the Clint Eastwoods FIREFOX.

[@Teatime4Tom]

If you see canards, start laughing.

[@myrlyn1250]

They look so cool, though! 😉

[@Rulemaker101]

Everyone was laughing when Iran first introduced their drones, if it's work it ain't stupid

[@Car1Sagan]

"Once the Islamic Revolution took place" (6:10) I wonder what caused the Islamic Revolution? Could it be that when the CIA usurped the democratic elections there that the people became angry? When Russia decides that the nuclear button needs to be pushed, I hope it's by Iran.

[@andylem]

wtf are you talking about

[@zubinix]

​@@andylemStudy some history. The west disposed of Iranian democracy so they could get their dirty hands on Iran's oil.

[@juanf5391]

I remember this from around 2010. The cockpit glass was plexiglass and had scratches on it.

[@TracyNorl]

If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is the heart of a victor.

[@DreadPirateBob]

You should do a video on Ghana's advanced weaponry.

[@dulio12385]

The F313: The future of Iran's Air Force... all air no force.

[@VainerCactus0]

Turkey has a stealth fighter that should be in production in a few years, that might be interesting to talk about.

[@mr._g_reyes385]

Turky drone named Red Apple(?) is kinda top stealth drone right now👌

[@jess500texas]

This is what I think they're going to do. If it flies and can carry two small bombs, then they will convert it to a low observable drone. They're investing a lot in drones

[@MamieNoah-l5e]

Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.

[@GrummanCatenjoyer]

Why do they do this if they can make an airframe they have so many more feasible things they could do just make a new F-14 Mirage F-1 and F-4 mayber later some MiG-29s at least make something that looks like it works The old airframes aren’t gonna last forever they gotta replace them at some point Plus being able to say you built an 4th gen fighter is still impressive