VEVAK
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This is just the first prototype, none of us at this time can know what it really can conceal within the plane's nose in the operational configuration, but I think the position of the front landing gear indicates that they have designed to have a lot of space Free from the opposite side,
Space I imagine could be profusely used for electronic systems and not only.
My personal interpretation, fantasizing about armament, and also using the free space in the plane's nose.
However I did not exaggerate !!??
Certainly, in order to be competitive and economically feasible it must be built in all versions,: trainer, close air support, reconnaissance, in at least one hundred aircraft
Iran right now has the potential to develop and in the future(8-10 years from now) sell an advanced subsonic trainer/attack Aircraft to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, North Korea & Armenia! And that's at the very least! BUT you have to come up with something that's both innovative & low cost that could potentially attract these consumers!
If you come up with an innovative flying prototype then your friends and allies will take notice & once your Air Force starts flying them and showing off their capabilities that's when your friends and allies will start making inquiries about the Aircraft & if you are successful in making one sale & delivering on your contract, that's when orders start coming in & that's the type of Aircraft a smart manufacturer invests in developing not this!
This is what you end up with when there is no competition to push the limits of design and capability & this is exactly what you end up with when you lack foresight!
Lets look at some well known facts:
1.Modern IRST have a far greater range & capability than an F-5E Radar & they are passive!
2.Stealth fighter & Low RCS aircraft are more susceptible to IRST & optical sensors than they are to radars making optical sensors vital for both Air to Air and Air to Ground operations in any future fighter
3.You can use low cost methods to reduce your radar signature simply by designing your aircraft a certain way
4.Having an internal weapons bay not only reduces your RCS but it also greatly reduces drag & increases maneuverability of an armed Aircraft.
Now these aren't state secrets these are well known facts and if from the start you have designed something that doesn't have any of these characteristics then you've designed a failure! And you've wasted years of funding and recourses on a platform that never had a chance