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Two Iranian fighter jet pilots are killed when ejector seats activate before take-off 'and smash them into hangar roof'
2021-06-01
VTOL F-5?
Posted by:Skidmark

#14  Would you want to fly a fighter with 50 year old wiring?
Posted by: Flaising Omeling6076   2021-06-01 20:06  

#13  Perhaps upgrading with spare Dominion chips was not a good idea.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-06-01 19:00  

#12  ^ They are THAT good. Hack vacuum tubes had shit.
Posted by: DarthVader   2021-06-01 15:20  

#11  ^On F-5?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-06-01 15:18  

#10  The elite Jewish hacking squad strikes again!
Posted by: DarthVader   2021-06-01 15:14  

#9   #5 ☺

Hilarious.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-06-01 14:46  

#8  I only hope the Israelis circulate what appear to be internal Iranian documents discussing all the problems they are having with ejector seats.
Posted by: Cesare   2021-06-01 14:39  

#7  Tune in next week for another exciting episode of Iranians Got Talent!
Posted by: Raj   2021-06-01 13:54  

#6  as noted in the article, the jets were F-5s

The last F-5s delivered to Iran were in 1976.

With respect to the maintenance of electrical systems, this must be very difficult.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2021-06-01 13:21  

#5  Iranian incompetence is through the roof
Posted by: Vespasian Henbane3876   2021-06-01 12:31  

#4  Cue: "Magic Carpet Ride", then a THUD
Posted by: Frank G   2021-06-01 12:24  

#3  That sounds like something that's not supposed to happen.
Posted by: Matt   2021-06-01 12:11  

#2  "Hey, crew chief - are the seats pinned?"

"Inshallah, Sir."

(BANG)

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski    2021-06-01 11:15  

#1  "What's this thingy do?"
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-06-01 10:54  

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