Chapter 691 The Importance of Invisibility
"We have made the greatest efforts in terms of stealth performance. Through complex calculations performed by our supercomputers, we have mastered the performance of electromagnetic reflection and obtained the current shape, which is the best solution." Simonov continued: "There is no plane in the entire fuselage that directly reflects back. We have also carefully processed the joints. The air intakes of the two engines have also been designed in an S shape and have special shielding plates, so that the blades of the compressor inside are not directly exposed. At the same time, the distance between the two engines is relatively far, so there is more space in the belly between the two engines to design a bomb bay, which can accommodate at least six R-77 missiles and two R-73 missiles. The internal weapons are an effective way to reduce radar reflection waves. At the same time, the engines are spaced far apart, and with the vector control technology, they can complete actions such as turning and rolling even without the tail rudder."
Simonov played the slides one by one, relaying his design ideas to the senior decision makers present, and Andre nodded continuously.
From the appearance, except for the engine layout, other aspects are very similar to the F-22. This is the appearance determined by the Americans after arduous exploration. Now, coincidentally, Sukhoi has also adopted this appearance. In history, Sukhoi has created a new generation of fighter jets based on the performance characteristics of the US F-22 and combined it with its own Su-27 fighter jets, which have excellent performance in all aspects.
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And now, the historical T-50 was born more than 20 years earlier!
After Simonov finished his introduction, the Yakovlev Design Bureau displayed its own design, which was a fighter jet that also used a canard layout. From the designer's point of view, he was full of confidence in this fighter jet. However, from the perspective of the audience present, this fighter jet was just used to make up the numbers.
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The Yakovlev Design Bureau designed a series of excellent combat aircraft during World War II. However, when fighter planes entered the jet age, the Yakovlev Design Bureau fell behind, and almost none of its aircraft were put into service. Although it went to great lengths to develop the vertical take-off and landing Yak-36M fighter, a series of problems arose after this fighter was equipped with the navy, making it short-lived and soon retired.
For the Yakovlev Design Bureau, the only thing they can show off now is the Yak-44 early warning aircraft. This early warning aircraft project has received high attention from superiors and is already in the finalization test flight stage. However, this type of early warning aircraft is not large in scale after all. If they want to revitalize the Yakovlev Design Bureau, they must strive for the contract for the next generation of fighter jets!
Unfortunately, when the plan was put forward, the chief designer did not see how much interest people had. Sure enough, the Yakovlev Design Bureau was just a foil this time!
To be fair, the Yakovlev Design Bureau's proposal is not outdated. The canard layout is based on the results of the Central Institute of Fluid Dynamics. At the same time, the design also referred to the results of stealth. For example, the vertical tail at the rear is inclined.
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However, the research and development capabilities of the Yakovlev Design Bureau are questionable. After all, they have not even developed a fourth-generation aircraft (international standard third-generation aircraft). The only Yak-36M they have built is not practical, so the Yakovlev Design Bureau is actually a soy sauce role. Even if their proposal is brilliant, it is difficult to win the bid.
Now, after the Yakovlev Design Bureau finished its introduction, Andrei began to comment on the pros and cons of these plans. As a front-line personnel from the National Air Defense Force, Andrei is experienced and has a mature vision.
"The project of the Mikoyan Design Bureau can only be said to be partially stealth. I haven't seen the design of an internal bomb bay, which means it is still mainly external. This method will greatly increase the flight resistance after full load and reduce the maximum speed of flight. At the same time, the magic weapon of stealth is bet on plasma stealth technology. I personally think it is very risky." Andre said: "The plan of the Sukhoi Design Bureau has better balance of stealth and maneuverability. From the main body, we can see the shadow of Su-27. The technical difficulty should be relatively small. If we invest money now and vigorously develop this project, can the Sukhoi Design Bureau guarantee that it can build a prototype within five years?"
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Within five years! Andrei gave a very short time. After all, stealth was still a brand new concept for the Soviet Union, and the next generation of fighters was not only a breakthrough in stealth, but also a comprehensive one with high-thrust turbofan engines, advanced integrated electronic systems, and super maneuverability. These could not be effective in a short period of time.
For example, if we count from the time the Su-27 project was launched, it started in 1969. Even if it entered the detailed research and development stage in 1976, it took five or six years to finalize the Su-27. For the new generation of fighter jets, it took five years to build a prototype, and after three years of test flights, it entered service in the early 1990s. This was already a fairly fast progress.
Andrei asked this question, and Simonov answered confidently: "We can issue a military order."
At the beginning, because the T-10 project did not achieve the expected purpose, Simonov overcame all objections and almost started over the entire plan, which resulted in a new generation of heavy air superiority fighters, which completely suppressed the US F-15 in terms of performance. Now, hearing Andrei's question, Simonov is full of confidence. In the competition between the fourth-generation aircraft, the Mikoyan Design Bureau won the contract for light fighters, and the Sukhoi Design Bureau built heavy fighters. In fact, the Sukhoi Design Bureau won this round!
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And in the next generation of fighters, the Sukhoi Design Bureau must also win! Now, listening to General Andrei's tone, it is obvious that he is very supportive of the Sukhoi Design Bureau. At this time, Simonov patted his chest and promised.
Work overtime and make sure to finish it!
At this moment, a voice nearby said, "General Andre, is stealth performance really that important?"
Andrei looked over and saw that the person who spoke was the director of the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute of the Soviet Ministry of Defense. They were mainly responsible with the 2nd Scientific Research Institute for formulating the overall performance requirements for future fighter jets. In other words, they were the ones to determine the various performance indicators of the new generation of fighter jets.
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The dean was skeptical about Andre's relentless pursuit of stealth performance.