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Iran's freshly unveiled fighter jet has already been derided by aviation experts who likened the plane to a mock-up model and expressed serious doubts over whether it could actually fly.
And a new picture of the domestically produced Qaher-313 apparently soaring over Iranian mountains has done little to curb scepticism, amid claims the plane never actually left the ground but was simply superimposed over the snow-capped peaks using Photoshop.
Iran, which unveiled the stealth fighter jet at a ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Admadinejad earlier this month, claims its aircraft is capable of evading radar, carrying weapons and flying at low altitude.
Doctored? The picture on an Iranian news site shows the jet apparently soaring over snowy mountains
Similarities: This picture of the fighter jet at its unveiling is virtually identical to the so-called action shot of the aircraft in flight
But when the picture of the jet supposedly in flight was published on the Khouz News website, eagle-eyed Iranians quickly pointed out the similarities between the image and a picture of the aircraft taken at the official unveiling in Tehran on February 2, according to a France 24 report.
Read more: Iran's 'fake' fighter jet spotted in the air (with a little help from Photoshop) | Mail Online
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And a new picture of the domestically produced Qaher-313 apparently soaring over Iranian mountains has done little to curb scepticism, amid claims the plane never actually left the ground but was simply superimposed over the snow-capped peaks using Photoshop.
Iran, which unveiled the stealth fighter jet at a ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Admadinejad earlier this month, claims its aircraft is capable of evading radar, carrying weapons and flying at low altitude.
Doctored? The picture on an Iranian news site shows the jet apparently soaring over snowy mountains
Similarities: This picture of the fighter jet at its unveiling is virtually identical to the so-called action shot of the aircraft in flight
But when the picture of the jet supposedly in flight was published on the Khouz News website, eagle-eyed Iranians quickly pointed out the similarities between the image and a picture of the aircraft taken at the official unveiling in Tehran on February 2, according to a France 24 report.
Read more: Iran's 'fake' fighter jet spotted in the air (with a little help from Photoshop) | Mail Online
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