Dominate South Asia

The Soviet Su-27 actually defected! This is a complete Su-27 that can fly! By testing this fighter, you can master its performance!

The United States attaches great importance to the Su-27. The Pakistanis replaced the original with a new one and shipped the fighter to the United States intact, which made the United States feel happy.

Several major companies began to scramble for this fighter. This time, Grumman did not take advantage. The US Air Force took advantage of its own advantages and got the fighter. At the same time, McDonnell Douglas, the contractor of the main F-15 fighter of the US Air Force, sent a large number of personnel to study the aircraft.

After all, the Soviet Su-27 fighter was developed in comparison with the F-15 fighter, requiring all data to completely suppress the F-15. Now, no one knows what the performance of this fighter is.

After arriving in the United States, Zuyev did not immediately return to the life he hoped for. In order to avoid being killed by the KGB, Zuyev was strictly protected. At the same time, American intelligence personnel began to ask Zuyev about the various performances of the aircraft.

He had already answered what he knew, but the next day, he would ask again. Zuyev finally got annoyed. These Americans did not trust him at all. They asked him to answer repeatedly to judge whether there was any concealment. If the answers were inconsistent, there must be a problem.

The people of McDonnell Douglas were overjoyed. When they opened the nose of the Su-27 and saw the huge and bulky radar, they couldn't help but sneer. It turned out that this was the real level of the Soviets!

Until now, the Soviets are still using this backward inverted pot lid radar! The United States is at least 20 years ahead of the Soviets in electronic technology!

The disassembly continued. When they found that the titanium alloy beam was drilled with countless small holes, the people of McDonnell Douglas were puzzled. What was the purpose of the Soviets doing this?

Even if they racked their brains, they could not have thought that Simonov had taken extreme measures to reduce weight. This fighter was born with a soft bone disease.

Fly-by-wire operation can be said to be the only advanced part of this fighter, but unfortunately, it is simulated fly-by-wire. Even the central flight control computer is so backward. The interior of this fighter is not as bright and beautiful as the appearance.

After the entire fighter was disassembled and reassembled, Brian, the most outstanding test pilot of McDonnell Douglas, stepped into the cockpit. After these days of research, they have decided to fly the Su-27. After mastering the performance of this aircraft. There will also be confrontation exercises with the US Air Force's F-15.

Looking at the backward ergonomics panel, Brian began to move various switches in the cockpit.

The right engine was started smoothly. Then, it was the left engine.

After turning on the switch, Brian did not see the familiar engine tachometer rise. In the headset, an anxious voice from the tower came: "Shut down the engine immediately, the left engine is on fire!"

Damn, are the Soviet engines so bad?

Turn off the engine and end the taxi. The fire truck has followed. Fortunately, this first test flight was very careful and not too much fuel was loaded. In addition, the rescue was timely and the fire was quickly extinguished.

However, after this fire, one engine has been burned.

What to do? Looking at the removed engine. Everyone frowned. Only one engine was left, and it was definitely impossible to fly. If it could not fly, no more data could be obtained.

During the ground test. They removed the right engine and ignited it on the ground. They were sure that there was no problem, and the left engine had not been moved. Who would have thought that there was a problem with the left engine.

"I think we need to take the F100 engine and install it on this plane for a test flight." A technician said.

Replace the F100 engine? Everyone was stunned.

"Either find a similar AL-31 engine, or replace it with our own engine." The technician continued, "Do we have any other options?"

There was indeed no other option, except to use our own engine instead. However, our engine was digitally controlled, while the other party's engine was still analog controlled, so some improvements had to be made. Moreover, our engine was smaller than the AL-31. The F100 has a diameter of 1181 mm and a length of 4856 mm, while the AL-31 has a diameter of 1300 mm and a length of 4950 mm.

Unable to repair the damaged engine, the American technicians fully utilized their ingenuity and stuffed their own F100 engine into the Su-27's ass. After a month of intense repairs, the Su-27 finally flew back into the sky.

When watching the fighter successfully take off, the American technicians couldn't help but cheer. The opportunity to measure the various technical data of the fighter was finally here!

After several test flights and successfully exceeding the speed of sound, they began to make more and more daring flights. As they flew, more and more data was obtained, and the Americans began to be surprised. The actual performance of this aircraft was far from the theory, especially in the transonic process, the overload was very small, and the onboard computer was intentionally controlling the fighter to prevent it from performing high-overload maneuvers.

How is this possible? You know, research by the U.S. Air Force shows that the speed range between Mach 0.8 and Mach 1 is the speed range where air combat is most likely to break out. Close combat almost always occurs within this range.

But the Su-27, the Soviet Union's most advanced fighter, limits its own maneuverability within this range. Isn't this self-defeating?

After several studies, they finally discovered that it was in the flight control computer that they imposed restrictions.

What's going on? After mastering other flight characteristics, McDonnell Douglas technicians finally made up their mind and unlocked the limitations of the flight control.

Brian stepped into the cockpit again. He already knew the performance of this aircraft very well. The aerodynamic shape was excellent, the thrust was sufficient, and the belly air intake gave the aircraft good high-angle-of-attack performance. Unfortunately, the flight control computer artificially limited it. improve the aircraft's maneuverability.

What did the Soviets think?

Rolling, accelerating, and taking off again, this time, I want to experiment with new performance!

At an altitude of three thousand meters, Brian pulled up the nose of the plane, and the two tail engines turned on afterburners, and the overload was rapidly increasing.

An F-15 was flying nearby, and a high-speed camera captured this scene. Almost at the same time as this high-G action, the entire aircraft suddenly disconnected from the middle, and then the aircraft disintegrated in the air!

Brian didn't react at all. The ejection seat below automatically ignited and pushed him out of the cockpit. He looked at the fighter plane that turned into pieces in the sky, still confused and at a loss. What's going on? This fighter plane looks a bit like a suicide plane?

However, the ejection device of the Soviet fighter planes worked quite reliably.

Moscow.

"We already have conclusive evidence that the Americans have obtained our Su-27 fighter jet and are conducting test flights on the McDonnell Douglas runway." Kryuchkov said: "Our most proud fighter jet has been leaked."

The Su-27, the ace of the Soviet Air Force, has the same performance as the original MiG-25, and its performance has been mastered by the Americans.

"Damn it, we are going to make a serious protest to the Americans!" Marshal Sokolov said.

"The Americans will never admit it at all. Moreover, even if the Americans admit it now, it is already too late to return the fighter plane to us." Yakolev said: "This kind of fighter plane no longer has any secrets. ”

"Since there are no secrets left, I suggest that we export this type of fighter jet in exchange for the foreign exchange we urgently need." Another voice said.

Hearing this voice, Marshal Sokolov suddenly became angry. The person speaking was Marshal Ogarkov!

Ever since this guy took over power again and went to Afghanistan, the place has been as calm as a lake. The Afghan rebels have not made any move. Even the Soviet troops in the capital Kabul have withdrawn, leaving only the Afghan government troops. The Afghan rebels are still staying in Jalalabad. They seem to be busy with their own affairs and have forgotten the main thing.

There is even news that spread from unknown sources that Ogarkov has secretly reached an agreement with the Afghans. This is the reason why both parties are in peace.

This guy is simply a traitor! In the past, Marshal Sokolov would have scolded Marshal Ogarkov bloody and scolded him in front of the General Secretary, but now, Secretary Gorbachev attaches great importance to Marshal Ogarkov. Instead, he became an outsider.

Now, this guy actually said that he would export the Soviet Union's most powerful fighter jets!

According to the Soviet Union's practice, advanced products will not be exported at all, and there is no precedent for exporting Soviet fighter jets! The Su-27 is the only fighter equipped by the Soviet army that can compete with the F-15. Now it is actually being exported in exchange for food! This is simply an embarrassment to the great Soviet Union!

"No, the Su-27 will be the main heavy-duty air superiority fighter of our air force in the next 20 years. We must not export it." Marshal Sokolov suppressed his anger and said to General Secretary Gorbachev.

"Now that it has been leaked, it can no longer become the main force of our air force and can only be a transitional aircraft." Marshal Ogarkov said: "Let our air force have a fighter aircraft that is well known by the enemy for its various flight capabilities. To fight is to die."

"That's better than nothing."

"Why not?" Ogarkov said: "Our air force needs more advanced fighters."

"This is already the most advanced fighter plane!"

"No, Mikoyan Design Bureau has more advanced fighters." (To be continued ~^~)