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The SHMESHSHMA Shazaam-5209 TigerCobra is the world’s first sixth-generation supersonic rotary-wing attack fighter. This aircraft proves that Iran’s aircraft industry is far ahead of the Americans. It was designed by a team of engineers at the Teheran Aeronautical and Agricultural Institute and Primary School (TAAIPS).

Design and development
The Shazaam-5209 is the result of years of improvement by talented Iranian engineers who worked to improve the basic designs of the F-5 used by the Air Force, and the AH-1J used by the Army. After some time, engineers at the TAAIPS hit on the idea of combining the characteristics of the F-5 and the AH-1, apparantly after viewing bootleg copies of the Airwolf TV series on YouTube. Government officials claim that although the Shazaam-5209 resembles the F-5 and the AH-1, it is a completely new design which proves the superiority of the Iranian aviation industry and primary school programs over the Americans.

Controversy
There has been some controversy surrounding the design since its introduction to the public several years ago. First, though the aircraft has not been publically seen attaining its design speed of Mach 2.9, government officials still claim that these speeds have been attained. However, reports from inside Iran by Western spys undercover as jeans and DVD salesmen state they have not seen the Shazaam-5209 go faster than nine knots. So far, there have been no reports of interception by Russian MiG-31s.

Second, there have been threats of lawsuits by both Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter over copyright infringements in adapting their designs without express permission. Iranian government officials responded by privately asserting, "The Shazaam-5209 are the simple upgrade of the American aircrafts, and no major design changes has being make."