Did anyone see that new fighter produced by Iran called Saegheh (Thunder) ? It is twinned tailed and said to be as capable as an F-18.
Could they really have produced something that sophisticated?

It's basically a development of the old F-5 with twin tails. It may well be very cpable but I don't think that the F/A-18 comparison is likely to be more than hyperbole given those origins.

This is a photoshopped image of the Iranian F-5 and the new Seagheh. It was not done by me, but by someone on another forum I frequent.

The new fighter is on the left. It seems all they did was slightly modify their F-5s with a new tail. And, well, that's about it.




Here are a few more images by the same person.



( I feel it's necessary to point out the owner of these pictures goes by the name of AtlanticWallBlanks on http://ww2reenactors.proboards35.com/

THEY ARE NOT MINE)

Very interesting, David.

It seem like it is pretty limited adaptions they have made to this aircraft. The whole idea of Iran producing a fighter jet is more a propaganda stunt than reality....

Thanks for sharing.