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An Iranian new fighter jet?, Qaher-313, or new sea level antiship drone concept?
In 2013 Iran showcased a model of its new fighter jet named Qaher-313. It had no room for full sized pilot, no engine exhausts, and it had a queer wing ends.
Now the same, somewhat more elaborated version of same type is going thru taxing trials:
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Published on Apr 18, 2017
Brand new military vehicles have been showcased in Iran, including the infamous Qaher F-313 jet, which many critics previously believed to be a hoax. Iranian President Rouhani said the country did not need “permission” to strengthen its armed forces.
The taxi test of the new Qaher F-313 stealth fighter jet was performed during an exhibition at the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) in Tehran on Saturday. Footage of the prototype taxiing along the runway was released by Iranian media.
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Rare stabilizers are for decades single movable unit at jet fighters.
Perhaps it does not need to be exceptionally maneuverable.
3. Engine air intakes are to small, and liable to air cut-off when in sudden upward swing.
Maybe it is not intended to be a fighter with dog-fighter capability.
4. Downward folded wing tips make no sense.
Lun-class ekranoplan
The Lun-class ekranoplan (NATO reporting name Duck) is a ground effect vehicle (GEV) designed by Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev and used by the Soviet and Russian navies from 1987 until sometime in the late 1990s.[1][2]
It flew using the lift generated by the ground effect of its large wings when close to the surface of the water—about 4 metres (13 ft) or less. Although they might look similar and have related technical characteristics, ekranoplans like the Lun are not aircraft, seaplanes, hovercraft, nor hydrofoils–ground effect is a separate technology altogether. The International Maritime Organization classifies these vehicles as maritime ships.[3]
This one above flew low to evade ship's radar.
But, an supersonic jet bomber made lot more sense:
The Supersonic Bomber That Never Was
The Bomber That Changed the Landscape of the Cold War
On September 6, 1976, Lieutenant Viktor Belenko made history when he defected, flying his Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat to Hakodate, Japan. Although this watershed event was not the first defection of a Soviet pilot and his aircraft to the West, it was the most influential.
After thoroughly examining the aircraft, dissasembling it completely and returning it to the USSR in thirty crates, analysts collectivley smacked their foreheads: “We were wrong the whole time!”
The XB-70
In the late 1950's, the United States’ focus in the nucler arms race was the nuclear bomber force. These aircraft were the primary means of attacking the USSR. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress possessed intercontinental range, and the Conviar B-58 Hustler was capable of Mach 2 dash speeds. The US Air Force desired to combine these two capabilities into a single strategic bomber with long range and Mach 2+ speed. This capability would allow the bomber to fly above air defense artillery and fighter interceptors, the primary air defenses of the era.
North American Aviation answered the call in 1965 with the XB-70, a radical new six-engined design capable of flight greater than 60,000 feet and Mach 3.
..North American engineers pored through every aerodynamic study they could find, looking for anything that could be applied to a large, triplesonic bomber. They came across a forgotten NACA (now NASA) research paper about "Compression Lift." This paper described how a conical body underneath the center of a wing would push the air to the side, increasing pressure under the wing section (thereby increasing lift!) with far less drag than simply increasing the size of the wing itself. To illustrate the concept, imagine a cone (like an ice cream cone). Then cut it in half lengthwise, so now you have a half cone that has a flat surface from tip to tail. Now imagine that half cone travelling through the air, flat side up, with the "belly" of the cone on the bottom. As it travels through the air, the "belly" will push the shape upwards. [Ed. note:it can be a bit confusing; it certainly took me a long time to figure it out!]
In flight, the XB-70 could lower the outer wing sections either 25 degrees for flying from 300 knots to Mach 1.4, or a severe 65 degrees for speeds from Mach 1.4 to Mach 3+. Measuring just a bit over 20 feet at the trailing edge, these wingtips represent the largest movable aerodynamic device ever used.
Lowering the wingtips had three distinct effects on the XB-70.
Total vertical area was increased, allowing shorter vertical stabilizers than would otherwise be needed.
The reduction in rearward wing area countered the delta wing's inherent rearward shift of the center of lift as speed increased, keeping drag-inducing trim corrections to a minimum.
Compression lift was 30 percent more effective because the pressure under the wing was better managed. ..
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Then, what is that above?
If that is a new Iranian new jet fighter, it must have stronger engines, larger radar nose and single peace tails.
If that is a new Iranian anti-ship drone (presently pilot is there only to bring its fuselage in shape), then ecranoplan type wings mark high mach speed near the sea level.
And iranians, at present time are pretty good at drone tech.
And it has double front wheel. Meaning reusable ship use.
