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Wednesday, February 06, 2013

It looks like a toy cockpit! Western critics take aim at Iran’s homemade stealth fighter that 'can't be detected by radar'

Dominant-313 |Iran is hailing it as one of the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, capable of evading radar, bombing, dog fighting and landing on short airstrips.

The jet, known as the 'Qaher 313', was unveiled Saturday at a ceremony involving Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other high-level officials.

But aviation experts have expressed doubts about the aircraft based on an analysis of photos released by the Iranian government - not least of which is 'can it actually fly?'.

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