# Partless in Persia: How does Iran maintain its US made aircraft?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 20, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partless-in-persia-how-does-iran-maintain-its-us-made-aircraft/606860 "2011-12-20T16:26:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partless-in-persia-how-does-iran-maintain-its-us-made-aircraft/606860/21 "2011-12-22T07:25:03Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> That’s a bit much. The F-14 is hopelessly outclassed by the F/A-18, F-22 and F-35, but in terms of speed and maneuverability, it’s capable of taking on the F-16s and MiG-25s it’s most likely to come up against.
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> Modern avionics are a different story, obviously; generation-4.5 and beyond aircraft (including Israel’s upgraded F-16s) would slaughter it.

Obviously a disparity in Iranian pilot skill compared to any good Air Force would settle matters right quick.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partless-in-persia-how-does-iran-maintain-its-us-made-aircraft/606860/22 "2011-12-22T14:40:41Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> Seriously why don’t people look it up.

None of that information is particularly useful without context.

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