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2013-09-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. pilot scares off Iranians with 'Top Gun'-worthy stunt

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Posted by Fred 2013-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 The Persians can still put an F-4 in the air? Kind of impressive at this late date. Where do they get parts, Pep Boys?

Posted by SteveS 2013-09-20 00:15|| 2013-09-20 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm surprised the Iranians didn't take the F-22 out with one of their entirely indigenously developed hypersonic super-cavitating air-to-anything super-secret Allan-blessed torpedoes.

Posted by gorb 2013-09-20 00:41|| 2013-09-20 00:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh, gorb, who is this Allan you speak of?

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2013-09-20 09:32|| 2013-09-20 09:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Steve, the F-4 was sold to lots of countries; only the US has put an embargo on the sale of parts. Israel, Japan and Australia fly ( or flew) the Phantom and South Korea I think. I doubt these countries have the same embargo or sales ban protocols in place to keep third parties from acting as go betweens for sale of parts. Plus the F-4 is not a sophissticated aircraft, a brick with big honking engines so relatively easy to reverse engineer; they are already doing that to the TOmcats.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2013-09-20 10:29|| 2013-09-20 10:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, gorb, who is this Allan you speak of?

Just some sociopath's favorite excuse.

Posted by gorb 2013-09-20 14:35|| 2013-09-20 14:35|| Front Page Top

#6 the F-4 is not a sophissticated aircraft, a brick with big honking engines so relatively easy to reverse engineer;

Thanks, USN,Ret. Always interesting to get the inside deets. One of the things I love about the 'burg.

Posted by SteveS 2013-09-20 14:43|| 2013-09-20 14:43|| Front Page Top

#7 The fact that Iran can get spare parts for the Phantom is one of the reasons that when the F-14 was retired, all of them were destroyed except for a few museum pieces.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2013-09-20 18:05|| 2013-09-20 18:05|| Front Page Top

#8 When I read the headline, it made me think of the canopy to canopy move with the single finger salute. Of course, F22 is Air Force, not really flown by true aviators.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2013-09-20 19:42|| 2013-09-20 19:42|| Front Page Top

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