We got the first high-rez images of the stealth drone captured by Iran.
After reading my previous article about the RQ-170 seized by Iran (Breaking: Iran news agency releases first images of captured U.S. stealthy drone), “Jeff” a visitor of my site suggested where to download the first hi-resolution pictures of the almost intact “Beast of Kandahar”.
Images seems to confirm that the drone is real, of a desert-like color (quite different from the dark grey one of all the previous pictures) and above all, small scratches appear on the left wing, as if the stealthy drone crash landed on its belly, without extracting the landing gear, or maybe because the undercarriage collapsed due to hard landing.
Update: weird signs appear also on both wing roots as if they were damaged too. Someone suggesting it is putty and that proves the drone is just a 1:1 scale model.
Once again, stay tuned.
Image credit: via “Jeff” for TheAviationist.com
I’d like to add that the top corner of the grid on the side with the two strips of black tape on the wing, is slightly higher than on the other side — it’s the same in photos 2 and 4, which kind of makes me think the asymmetry isn’t necessarily due to the angle of the photograph. It’s way more apparent in image 4 — it’s possible to get the top hatch lined up almost perfectly with its inverse, and still the grid opening is totally lopsided.