I'm not a plane designer, but there are very interesting pictures.
However, the article is weird - "And, above all, the aircraft is way to small"
The point of a stealth fighter is in being stealthy. Being small may therefore be a good thing.
And as long as it can strike and deliver missiles, how relevant is its size?
Also, aybe it will be cheaper to make, something especially important for a country under embargo. Quantity is a quality it itself - and making 10 small planes might be better than making 3 average sized ones.
There is another critic about the lack of advanced computer electronics in the cockpit. Who knows, maybe the iranians learnt a thing or two after the stuxnet centrifuge stories, and this makes the plane less vulnerable to viruses and software attacks??
I think the issue regarding the size is more that there isn't enough space to add enough fuel, a full set of avionics such as comms, radar, IFF etc and get a pilot without a growth hormone deficiency crammed into it (perhaps they are using that monkey when it comes back!).
Size doesn't matter with stealth technology at all - it's all about which way EM radiation bounces off it.
It looks like a JJ Abrams prop to be honest. Actually not even that credible.
Regarding virus and software attacks on aircraft (military at least) - it's all a load of JJ Abrams style "let's inject a virus into the core" horse shit.
It's "way to small" in the sense that the pilot cannot fit in it properly. As it has been stated this looks pretty far from a working prototype, it's merely a model.
Way to small consideration is not about the pilot fitting in but rather not having enough range (can't carry much fuel) nor useful payload (in this case armament).
However, the article is weird - "And, above all, the aircraft is way to small"
The point of a stealth fighter is in being stealthy. Being small may therefore be a good thing.
And as long as it can strike and deliver missiles, how relevant is its size?
Also, aybe it will be cheaper to make, something especially important for a country under embargo. Quantity is a quality it itself - and making 10 small planes might be better than making 3 average sized ones.
There is another critic about the lack of advanced computer electronics in the cockpit. Who knows, maybe the iranians learnt a thing or two after the stuxnet centrifuge stories, and this makes the plane less vulnerable to viruses and software attacks??