The original was taken from a colleague [...] of imp_navigator on the first flight of the Iranian Simorgh light transport aircraft
[May 30, 2023] a test flight of the Iranian Simorgh light transport aircraft created by the Aviation Industry Organization controlled by the Iranian Defense Ministry took place. Let me remind you that this aircraft is a deep modification of the IrAn-140 passenger aircraft project into a transport aircraft with a cargo ramp and other changes. The production of the IrAn-140 itself in Iran actually stopped more than 10 years ago, and the operation of the remaining machines was banned after the plane crash that occurred in Tehran in 2014. Cooperation with the Ukrainian side and the supply of components were also interrupted by the mid-2010s due to American sanctions, but Iran still had several built machines chained to the ground due to the ban on operation, and also according to rumors, three more unfinished cars were in the workshops of the Iranian HESA plant, where they were produced under license. So the Iranians had a decent foundation for independent work.
