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An air combat story from Col. M. Roustaie (Ret. F-14A pilot) Date: 3 November 1985 Even though it was supposed to be a crisp Fall morning, the humidity and an unusual heat wave In Bushehr made the air heavy and difficult to breathe. My knowledgeable RIO was Captain Ghodrat Mardani whose...

Part Two Isfahan 8th TAB 1977 In early 1979, during the uprising of the Iranian people against the regime and the mayhem within the military, the F-14 pilots, including 1st Lt. F. AliMazandarani, managed to secure the fighters and relative top secret parts and components from the angry...

Biography of Colonel AliMazandarani, head of the Sedjil project: Part One Fereidoun AliMazandarani (3 October 1951 - ) nicknamed “Fery” (short for Fereidoun) by his friends and comrades was an Iranian F-14 pilot and considered a fighter Ace during the 8 year Iran-Iraq war claiming as many as...

Actually, when it comes to allies, U.S. has screwed Iran much less than Russia and China currently as Iran's allies!! "Mosamania said: ↑ One must also remember that the Iran had a very Anti-American tone in that period as well, more than now honestly, but as you said US is an unreliable ally...

@Steven I did emphasize: Anyway, Chinese never say to you "No" when you want to order a product. You will ask for price and they will say for instance USD10.00 and you will bargain with USD9.00 and they say yes. You asked for USD7.00 and they still say yes but the difference is in quality...

I will start with the bombing role of the F-14: 1) The main racks used for the bombing were the Phoenix racks combined with the available American adaptors in the IRIAF which wasn't the BRU-32. If I am not mistaking the BRU-32 came in to service in the late 80's early 90's. 2) Because of its...

The article is so inaccurate that I have to reply it during day time in a comprehensive manner!! From the Phoenix racks to 3,500lbs-7,000lbs made bombs to the downing of the Mig-25s in "sheer luck" to having Generals in the IRIAF to multiple air bases for the F-14 to . . . . . :hitwall:

"Old is your father"!!! :-) I'm not sure if that was a compliment or a threat!!!! :D

:-) In my opinion, no one does anything for anyone for nothing!!! Rest assured that Iran has paid a large price for this veto and both China and Russia didn't veto because of the goodness of their heart! The main companies that are drilling oil in Iran are Chinese, granted the rest can't...

:-) No one is trustworthy!!! There is a saying, "There are no permanent friends nor enemy, only permanent profit!" Can you find any closer relationship than U.S. and Israel? Jonathan Pollard, Rosen, . . . ring a bell and vice versa? Again, no one is trustworthy!! :hitwall:

IRST range depending on models vary but Max. is around 100KMs in ideal condition. They way you are going about this is having the F-22 as a sitting duck following your conditions. First off not many aircrafts can cruise easily at 65,000+ (20KM) altitude so that you have a better contrast for...

:D Good point but it goes back to ones culture and what it represents when wearing it as a bikini. I understand where you are coming from, but a US born person is not raised with your values. But, I will tell you this that if you have a ragged, torn or dirty (real) flag hanging from the...

Altogether and in general, in the Middle East, the Arabian people are not fond of the Americans unlike their respective government; however, with Iran it is the opposite. The government is not fond of U.S. while the people have a different view. As for the governments, I believe they are not...

Unfortunately, this view goes back to the regime. Not only they don't respect other nation's flags, they don't respect their own flag!! The respect was lost after the revolution and the flag was viewed as a piece of cloth and not what it stands for. The sense and feeling seems not to be...

The F-22's RCS is said to be 0.001sqm and at side, back or top will not make much difference in the detection factor; however, what can help in the detection is the combination use of an AESA radar and IRST pod. Have to take note that by the time it is found, the enemy will be already well...

How old are you Giger? :-) First off, of course it is war and not Hollywood and for that very reason the U.S. is much more experienced in combat than Iran fighting in different theaters! From Eastern Europe to Middle East in the past few decades U.S. has engaged quite a few countries in form...

I don't believe their will be an attack by U.S. on Iran for political reasons. However, I do believe U.S. can defeat Iran perhaps not as easily as Iraq but swiftly. Granted, Iran has made major improvements in their military capabilities but most are for propaganda purposes. @sultan, the only...

If I'm not mistaking, the missile is a sea skimming missile like the Silk Worm.

True, but as long as one can overhaul the frame and the different parts, they can keep on flying. The F-14 is a magnificent plane and was quite far ahead of its time.

They were taught by the best and of course got paid well for that service!