This has GOT to be the coolest thing that EVER came out of Iran

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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/28/iran-unveils-squadrons-of-flying-boats/?hpt=T2

Iran unveiled three squadrons of new flying boats on Tuesday, Iranian news agencies reported.

The craft, dubbed the Bavar 2, is armed with a machine gun and carries surveillance cameras, according to a report from the Iranian Student News Agency.

"Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the few countries which managed to design, build and use flying boats in a short time," said Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, who oversaw the delivering of the aircraft at the Bandar Abbas naval facility on the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz.

The delivery comes as Iran celebrates its Week of Sacred Defense, which commemorates its eight-year-long resistance to the 1980 Iraqi invasion, according to the Fars News Agency.

The flying boats look like one Iran used during Persian Gulf war games in April 2006. Media reports from the time include a video of a flying boat taking off.

After those 2006 reports, bloggers poked fun at Iran’s so-called stealth technology, saying the flying boat looked like something anyone could buy in kit form from mechanical magazine ads.

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Gee, those look a LOT like the same design that the Soviets were using 40 years ago.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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Is it a flying boat or a seaplane.

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hardly.


http://libertypundits.net/article/top-5-iranian-beauties/

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After those 2006 reports, bloggers poked fun at Iran’s so-called stealth technology, saying the flying boat looked like something anyone could buy in kit form from mechanical magazine ads.

Yeah but I think they screwed up.
The radiator is fracking huge!
I mean look at the size of that thing!
Also....red and blue?
Really! RED AND BLUE!
If you really want to scare people shouldn't these things at least be all black? Or maybe have some skulls on the side?

OK....imortant question? Who's going to jump one?

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The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

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So lets get this squared away...do you think you can notice these hotties out on in streets? Behind their black veil covering their faces? That is assuming that they cover their faces like the rest of the middle easterners.

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Once I get my B license in a few weeks after I get water training I'd volunteer to jump one...

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Once I get my B license in a few weeks after I get water training I'd volunteer to jump one...

Jump one of the flying boats or one of the "Top 5 Iranian Beauties"?



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hardly.


http://libertypundits.net/article/top-5-iranian-beauties/

You have to admire the pontoon design on those. Was that the work of Allah?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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Iran's Defense Ministry released photos of what it says are its new radar-evading flying boats, the Bavar 2.

Radar-evading?

Their best defense mechanism seems to be the ability to make enemy pilots unable to lock on to them because they're laughing so hard.

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I doubt any of them would be caught dead (no pun intended) in Iran....You did say "out of iran".

Most women in Iran wear head scarfs not burkas.....and yes. I would notice them. I've got an eye for these things. Once noticed I would secret them out of the country on one of those flying boats.

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Is it a flying boat or a seaplane.

It is a ground-effect craft.
Same general category as a hovercraft, but uses a wing instead of a a fan/skirt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_%28aircraft%29

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Not very different than this . . .

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

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Question is....what good would it do them against any of the number of armies waiting around to kick their ass?

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Is it a flying boat or a seaplane.

It is a ground-effect craft.
Same general category as a hovercraft, but uses a wing instead of a a fan/skirt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_%28aircraft%29

It is absolutely flying above ground effect in at least one of the photos in the article. I have no doubt whatsoever it can fly. How effectively is the question. Generally speaking seaplane and fighting aircraft aren't words you see close to one another.

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Question is....what good would it do them against any of the number of armies waiting around to kick their ass?

Look you don't get it do you?
It's a Persian thing!
It's not about go it's all about show!
I mean really! Come on! I'm willing to bet good money that these things have designer props and leather seats!
Sure they may not be fast but it's noy about being fast brother it's all about show off how sexy you look!
"Ladies, like my flying boat! Oh yes you know you do! It's like my carpet but this one has a DVD player and if this boat is a rocking don't come a knocking!"

Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay.

The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools!

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Is it a flying boat or a seaplane.

It is a ground-effect craft.
Same general category as a hovercraft, but uses a wing instead of a a fan/skirt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_%28aircraft%29

It is absolutely flying above ground effect in at least one of the photos in the article. I have no doubt whatsoever it can fly. How effectively is the question. Generally speaking seaplane and fighting aircraft aren't words you see close to one another.

You trust they weren't photoshopped?

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Question is....what good would it do them against any of the number of armies waiting around to kick their ass?

Look you don't get it do you?
It's a Persian thing!
It's not about go it's all about show!
I mean really! Come on! I'm willing to bet good money that these things have designer props and leather seats!
Sure they may not be fast but it's noy about being fast brother it's all about show off how sexy you look!
"Ladies, like my flying boat! Oh yes you know you do! It's like my carpet but this one has a DVD player and if this boat is a rocking don't come a knocking!"

It would be cheaper to just by a Ferrari.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

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Boat-Planes fly like a boat and sail like a plane.
Plane-Cars fly like a car and drive like a plane.
Car-Boats sail like a car and a drive like a boat.

Helicopter-Submarines are the real future.

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Gee, those look a LOT like the same design that the Soviets were using 40 years ago.

Oh how cute..... Manned aerial targets.... that will save the Defense Department some training dollars

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Question is....what good would it do them against any of the number of armies waiting around to kick their ass?

Look you don't get it do you?
It's a Persian thing!
It's not about go it's all about show!
I mean really! Come on! I'm willing to bet good money that these things have designer props and leather seats!
Sure they may not be fast but it's noy about being fast brother it's all about show off how sexy you look!
"Ladies, like my flying boat! Oh yes you know you do! It's like my carpet but this one has a DVD player and if this boat is a rocking don't come a knocking!"

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

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Question is....what good would it do them against any of the number of armies waiting around to kick their ass?

Look you don't get it do you?
It's a Persian thing!
It's not about go it's all about show!
I mean really! Come on! I'm willing to bet good money that these things have designer props and leather seats!
Sure they may not be fast but it's noy about being fast brother it's all about show off how sexy you look!
"Ladies, like my flying boat! Oh yes you know you do! It's like my carpet but this one has a DVD player and if this boat is a rocking don't come a knocking!"

It would be cheaper to just by a Ferrari.

Persians can afford to be cheap.

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Is it a flying boat or a seaplane.

It is a ground-effect craft.
Same general category as a hovercraft, but uses a wing instead of a a fan/skirt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_%28aircraft%29

It is absolutely flying above ground effect in at least one of the photos in the article. I have no doubt whatsoever it can fly. How effectively is the question. Generally speaking seaplane and fighting aircraft aren't words you see close to one another.

You trust they weren't photoshopped?

I have no doubt they have one, I would question the amount shown in their "fleet", but the reality is it's irrelevant.

I have no doubt the thing flies. Building an ultralight seaplane is trivial.

I have HUGE doubts it has airborne surveillance camera worth anything. I laugh uncontrollably at the concept of it being used in any capacity other than as some sort of coastline patrol or FAC. For those missions it may in fact be appropriate, but the idea it is "radar-evading" suggests it's going to be used as some sort of ground attack or aerial fighting platform and that's simply laughable.

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Once I get my B license in a few weeks after I get water training I'd volunteer to jump one...

Jump one of the flying boats or one of the "Top 5 Iranian Beauties"?



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