Chapter 851: The MiG Black Ribbon

Last time, Andrei severely criticized the Mikoyan Design Bureau, and the core issue was stealth performance! The wooden technology verification aircraft of the MiG 1.42 project of the Mikoyan Design Bureau did not take any stealth into consideration at all. Although measures such as saw teeth were added, the stealth performance was not much improved. The Mikoyan Design Bureau placed all its bets on plasma stealth technology.

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

Otherwise, how could such a plan be revealed to the world and studied by the West?

Belyakov learned from his mistakes and decided to start over with the appearance, mainly focusing on stealth performance! Only in this way can the products of the Mikoyan Design Bureau have the possibility of bidding.

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

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From the most basic point of view, this fighter is derived from the previous project plan. For example, it still uses the canard plan, but the entire fuselage has been reshaped to be stealth-friendly, and the front nose has become a diamond-shaped plan. This is also the most suitable stealth aircraft plan determined by the United States after years of research. This has caused great trouble to the design of the air intake.

After all, the MiG-29 and Su-27 both have belly air intake, which has the shortest air intake and the highest air intake efficiency. However, the blades of the engine behind can be seen directly from the front air intake, which means there is no stealth at all. Moreover, the blades will seriously reflect radar waves. The original MiG 1.42 project also used belly air intake, and the blades were not blocked. Now, in order to change the air intake and to match the nose, the layout of the belly air intake has been changed to two rib air intakes, which are perfectly integrated with the canard, wing slats, and nose! This is simply the result of the hard work of engineers!

The vertical tail at the rear is also more inclined. The entire layout of the aircraft can be said to embody all the wisdom of Belyakov and his team!

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Andrei was already shocked in his heart, but there was no expression on his face. To Beliakov standing by, he looked uncertain again!

The performance of a fighter jet cannot be proven simply by a model, so the Soviet Ministry of Aviation Industry finally decided that the Mikoyan Design Bureau and the Sukhoi Design Bureau should manufacture technical verification aircraft to verify the performance of their fighter jets, and then choose from them.

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Even if it is a manufacturing technology verification aircraft, the first one built must undergo static testing, with sensors connected to various parts of the aircraft to check the stress conditions. This is the first step in scientifically manufacturing fighter aircraft. If the stress analysis is not complete, the aircraft may disintegrate after taking off.

Looking at this situation, could it be that they don't even need to assemble the second technology verification aircraft and can directly declare failure? Beliakov knew that General Andrei was not optimistic about his project. In addition to not considering stealth, General Andrei's aversion to canards was also a very important factor.

However, as the chief designer, I must stick to my principles! I didn't consider stealth, which was my mistake. I have changed it, but I can't compromise on the canard issue! After all, up to now, the experts from the Mikoyan Design Bureau and the Central Institute of Fluid Science have the same opinion. The statically unstable layout of the canard is most suitable for improving the maneuverability of the fighter! This is the right choice!

Anyway, if General Andre is not optimistic, I will argue with him!

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"Andrei?" Ustinov, who was standing by, also noticed that Andrei's expression was unusual and couldn't help but say something.

Andre came back to his senses: "Well, this plane is really beautiful after this modification. I was stunned just now."

Beautiful? Is this a compliment? Belyakov was delighted. So, this means that there is hope for this type of aircraft?

From the outside, this aircraft is just like the Black Ribbon of later generations. However, in terms of performance, this fighter is definitely much more powerful. After all, in later generations, although Chengfei has developed rapidly in aerodynamics and stealth, it cannot make up for this shortcoming in engines. Therefore, due to the limitations of the engine, the thrust-to-weight ratio of the Black Ribbon is not high. Now, the Soviet Union's black technology is extremely advanced. Even if only old engines can be used in the test flight stage, when Al41 comes out, this aircraft will definitely become the king of the sky!

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

"Andrei, do you like this plane?" Ustinov said, "I saw this plane last time I came here, and I also thought it was beautiful. To be honest, the Sukhoi plane looks like it has been flattened, not as smooth and beautiful as this one."

Now, only Ustinov dared to make such a statement. You know, Sukhoi was highly praised by Andrei.

Andrei was still not satisfied. Fundamentally speaking, Andrei was definitely not the type to abandon his lover. Although he had met many women here, Andrei was always good to Ekaterina. But now, Andrei really felt happy. After all, in the future, the black ribbon represented the future of the Chinese Air Force! Moreover, it was the only fourth-generation aircraft that was finalized except for the United States!

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The end result is the same. The emergence of this aerodynamic shape is the result of various reasons and considerations from all aspects. It is suitable!

Of course, Andre cannot make any conclusions now. This time, he just came to take a look.

"How far has this new project progressed?" Andre asked.

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"We are conducting static tests on the first aircraft and are manufacturing the second aircraft. Because the engine has not yet been finalized, we can only equip it with a modified Al31 engine for testing. However, we are mainly verifying our flight control and our stealth capabilities. Other aspects are temporarily balanced with loads." Beliakov said: "The project will probably develop for another six months to a year, and then compete with Sukhoi's products. Of course, the research and development progress of avionics and other aspects is also lagging behind, but by the time our competition is over, it should be almost the same."

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