Last week Iran announced that they successfully test their first indigenous fighter aircraft
dubbed "Saegheh". The model is said to be similar to the US F-18 fighter plane -- and Iranian experts say it is more powerful. But from the photograph it is more like Nothrop F-5e
been heavily modified. Alltogether its not a really bad effort consider Iran under heavy
sanction worldwide. Hope they'll succeed.
Although not first in Asia. If not mistaken the first indigenous fighter aircraft intirely made in Asia went way back to 1958, thats by Hindustan Aeronautics, India. Hindustan HF-24 Marut or "Wind Spirit" is totaly new single seat fighter capable Mach 1.02 design by a help of Dipl-Ing Kurt Tank, a renowned Focke-Wulf designer. Served the IAF for for quite sometime but retired by now.
Then the second fighter aircraft indigenous made in Asian country is Mitubishi F-1 and T-2A first flight 20 July 1971. Capable Mach 1.6 with design look alike of SEPECAT Jaguar. T-21A is two-seat trainer. Probably all type still in service in JASF. One insteresting to note that prior to that Japan first post-war military aircraft was the Fuji T-1 tandem-seat intermediate trainer, looking like an F-86 Sabre and powered by a licence-built Bristol Orpheus. First flown in 1958.
It's really interesting to see if my country itself can design our own aircraft. Designing aircraft should be very easy task this day, with super computer and tons of technology available but thats not seem the case. I'll think it more on experience with that technology and perfecting it itself like let say Boeing or MiG than using technology for that task alone won't work.
Again congratulation to Iranian people for their effort.
dubbed "Saegheh". The model is said to be similar to the US F-18 fighter plane -- and Iranian experts say it is more powerful. But from the photograph it is more like Nothrop F-5e
been heavily modified. Alltogether its not a really bad effort consider Iran under heavy
sanction worldwide. Hope they'll succeed.
Although not first in Asia. If not mistaken the first indigenous fighter aircraft intirely made in Asia went way back to 1958, thats by Hindustan Aeronautics, India. Hindustan HF-24 Marut or "Wind Spirit" is totaly new single seat fighter capable Mach 1.02 design by a help of Dipl-Ing Kurt Tank, a renowned Focke-Wulf designer. Served the IAF for for quite sometime but retired by now.
Then the second fighter aircraft indigenous made in Asian country is Mitubishi F-1 and T-2A first flight 20 July 1971. Capable Mach 1.6 with design look alike of SEPECAT Jaguar. T-21A is two-seat trainer. Probably all type still in service in JASF. One insteresting to note that prior to that Japan first post-war military aircraft was the Fuji T-1 tandem-seat intermediate trainer, looking like an F-86 Sabre and powered by a licence-built Bristol Orpheus. First flown in 1958.
It's really interesting to see if my country itself can design our own aircraft. Designing aircraft should be very easy task this day, with super computer and tons of technology available but thats not seem the case. I'll think it more on experience with that technology and perfecting it itself like let say Boeing or MiG than using technology for that task alone won't work.
Again congratulation to Iranian people for their effort.
