Red Soviet Union

Last time, Andre made a serious criticism of the Mikoyan Design Bureau, the core issue of which was stealth performance! Mikoyan Design Bureau’s MiG 1.42 project’s wooden technology verification machine does not have any stealth considerations at all. Although measures such as sawtooth are added, the stealth is not much improved. Mikoyan Design Bureau puts all the The bet is on plasma cloaking technology.

At the same time, at the last Moscow Air Show, the wooden technology verification machine of the MiG 1.42 project was announced. In fact, this is also a signal, which means that the plan for the technology verification machine has been abandoned!

Otherwise, how could that kind of plan be revealed to the world and studied by the West?

Belyakov learned from the painful experience and decided to push the shape to a new one, the main thing is to start from the stealth performance! Only in this way can the products of Mikoyan Design Bureau be able to bid.

Therefore, they made major changes to the appearance, and in this regard, they also referred to the models that Andre left to the Sukhoi Design Bureau to come up with the current fighter.

From the most basic point of view, this fighter is born out of the previous project plan. For example, the canard plan is still used, but the entire fuselage has been designed and modified for stealth. The front nose has become a diamond shape. This is also the most suitable stealth aircraft plan determined by the United States after years of research. And in this case, it caused a lot of trouble to the design of the intake duct.

After all, both MiG-29 and Su-27 have belly air intake, so the air intake is the shortest and the air intake efficiency is the highest. However, from the front air intake, you can directly see the blades of the rear engine, so There's no stealth at all, and the blades reflect radar badly. The original project of MiG 1.42 also used the belly air intake, and the blades were not covered. But now, in order to change the air intake, and also to match the nose, the layout of the abdominal air intake has been changed to a two-ribbed air intake, which is perfectly integrated with the canard, side wing, and nose! This is simply the crystallization of the hard work of engineers!

The rear vertical tail is also more inclined, and the entire layout of the whole machine can be said to have condensed all the wisdom of the team led by Belyakov!

Andrei's heart was already shocked, but his face showed no expression at all. Belyakov, who was on the side, seemed to have lost his mind again!

The performance of fighter jets cannot be proved by models alone. Therefore, the Ministry of Aviation Industry of the Soviet Union finally decided that two units, Mikoyan Design Bureau and Sukhoi Design Bureau, would manufacture technical verification machines to prove their fighter performance. , and choose from there.

And even if it is to manufacture a technical verification machine, the first one to be built must be a static test. The whole machine is connected with sensors to check the force. This is the first step in scientifically manufacturing a fighter. If the force analysis is not perfect , it may disintegrate after going to heaven.

Looking at it like this, does it mean that our side doesn't even need to assemble the second technology verification machine, and can declare failure directly? Belyakov knew that his project was not favored by General Andre. In addition to not considering stealth, General Andre's dislike of canards was also a very important factor.

However, as the chief designer, I must stick to my principles! I didn't consider the invisibility, it was my mistake, I have changed it, but I can't compromise on the canard issue! After all, until now, the experts from the Mikoyan Design Bureau and the Central Fluid Research Institute still agree that the static and unstable layout of the canard wing is the most suitable for improving the maneuverability of the fighter! This is the right choice!

Anyway, if General Andre is not optimistic, he has to fight for it!

Andrei? Ustinov at the side also saw Andrei's unusual expression, so he couldn't help but said beside him.

Only then did Andre come back to his senses: Well, this plane is really beautiful after such a change. I was dumbfounded just now.

pretty? Is this a compliment? Belyakov was overjoyed,

So, is there hope for this kind of aircraft of our own?

From the outside, this plane looks like the black ribbon of later generations. However, in terms of performance, this kind of fighter is definitely much stronger. After all, in later generations, although Chengfei has developed rapidly in aerodynamics and stealth, it cannot make up for this shortcoming in terms of engines. Therefore, it is limited by The thrust-to-weight ratio of the engine and the black ribbon is not high, and now, the black technology of the Soviet Union is extremely advanced, even if the current test flight stage can only use the old engine, when the al41 comes out, it will definitely make this kind of aircraft a soaring sky King!

A good plane must look good! Su-27 is such a product, and now, after hearing Andrei's praise, Belyakov is extremely proud.

Andrei, have you taken a fancy to this plane? Ustinov said, I saw this plane last time and thought it was very beautiful. To be honest, I see Sukhoi The plane looks like it was flattened, not as smooth and beautiful as this one.

Now, only Ustinov dares to make such remarks. You know, Sukhoi, that's what Andre strongly admires.

Andre still has more to say. Fundamentally speaking, Andre is definitely not the type who starts and ends. When he came here, although he met many women, Andre always only treats Yekaterina well. But now, Andre really has a kind of joy. After all, in later generations, the black ribbon represents the future of the Huaxia Air Force! Moreover, it is also the only finalized fourth-generation machine other than the United States!

Different routes lead to the same goal, the emergence of this aerodynamic shape is due to various reasons, and the result after considering all aspects is suitable!

Of course, Andre can't make a conclusion yet, this time, it's just for taking a look.

How far has this new project progressed? Andre asked.

Our No. 1 machine is undergoing static tests, and the No. 2 machine is being manufactured. Because the engine has not been finalized, so now we can only equip it with a modified al31 engine for experiments. However, we mainly verify our flight control, and Our stealth capability, and other aspects, are temporarily balanced with the load. Belyakov said: Probably the project will develop for half a year to a year, and then it will compete with Sukhoi's products. Of course, Now the research and development progress of avionics and other aspects is also lagging behind, but after our competition is over, it should be almost the same.”

Now, Belyakov is no longer worried. General Andrei is satisfied with this aircraft, and his side has great hopes!