Ex-IqAF Mirage F-1EQ in IRIAF service. No less then two squadron of these jets were confiscated by Iran during the gulf war.
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Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Ex-IqAF Mirage F-1EQ
Of
all the jets that are currently in active service, these planes
probably has the most ironic service history . They now serve the very
airforce that they once tried to destroy for a span of four years.
Ex-IqAF Mirage F-1EQ in IRIAF service. No less then two squadron of these jets were confiscated by Iran during the gulf war.
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Ex-IqAF Mirage F-1EQ in IRIAF service. No less then two squadron of these jets were confiscated by Iran during the gulf war.
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T31 Demolition Tank
T31 Demolition Tank. Was armed with one 105mm howitzer and two 7.2 Inch rocket launchers on each side
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Sukhoi T6
A
predecessor to the Su-24 "Fencer", it had a cranked-delta wing and had
four Kolesov RD-36-35 liftjets installed in a bay behind the cockpit to
achieve STOL capability. However, tests confirmed that the short-field
performance was achieved at the cost of significant loss of flight
distance as the lift engines occupied space normally reserved for fuel,
loss of under-fuselage hardpoints, and instability during transition
from STOL to conventional flight. So the lift-engine approach was
abandoned in favor to the variable-geometry wings
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The Mig-23PD "Faithless
Called
"23-01" but also known as the MiG-23PD, was a tailed delta similar to
the MiG-21 but with two lift jets in the fuselage. It was created as
response to VVS demands for a new aircraft to replace the MiG-21.
However, it became apparent very early that this configuration was
unsatisfactory, as the lift jets became useless
dead weight once airborne. The second prototype, known as "23-11",
featured variable-geometry wings which was proved to be much more
promising and went on the become the well known Mig-23 "Flogger"
Despite not entering production, the Mig-23PD was nevertheless designated "Faithless" by NATO. Because like its "Faceplate" predecessor, NATO incorrectly assumed that this is the plane that will enter production.
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Despite not entering production, the Mig-23PD was nevertheless designated "Faithless" by NATO. Because like its "Faceplate" predecessor, NATO incorrectly assumed that this is the plane that will enter production.
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Turret Infra-red Measurement System (ATIMS) III pods
An F-15D carrying Turret Infra-red Measurement System (ATIMS) III pods.
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