Chapter 991: Still Want to Have Fun? (Additional Update 2)
At this time, Sukhoi's ace test pilot, Victor Pugachev, was flying in the sky. He disconnected the fly-by-wire system and adopted manual operation. Only in this way could the aircraft enter a spiral state. Otherwise, the fly-by-wire system would prevent the aircraft from entering this state!
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, Pugachev calmly called out on the radio: "Test aircraft No. 03, requesting to enter a tailspin."
“You can enter.”
Following the order, Pugachev began a series of preparations. He first locked the throttle and fixed it in the slow-speed state. The engine of this interceptor was not easy to service and could easily cause the engine to stall.
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As the throttle entered slow mode, the plane began to slow down, and finally, the plane swayed from side to side like a drunk.
"1.2.3. Come on!" Pugachev shouted, then he pushed the left rudder hard, pulled the stick and then pushed it to the right. The huge fighter plane swayed a few times with a roar and quickly turned to the left. The tailspin of the Su-37 came fast and fiercely.
The clouds were spinning rapidly, and the plane was spinning and descending rapidly. Pugachev kept counting, watching the time and number of turns of the tailspin.
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Soon, it was time to recover! Pugachev stared at the instrument panel, memorizing all the data in the tailspin.
Every pilot needs to learn how to recover from a spin. However, they only need to follow the flight manual, while test pilots need to explore how to recover from a spin! Every pilot has a fear of spins. If they do not have a good psychological quality, it is difficult to withstand the huge psychological pressure of a spin.
Pugachev had flown many times in the Su-27's tailspin, and he was the first to modify the Su-27's tailspin. The tailspin characteristics and methods of modifying the tailspin of the third-generation aircraft are very different from those of the second-generation fighters. For ordinary second-generation aircraft, as long as you don't get dizzy and push the stick to the bottom in the opposite direction, you can modify the tailspin. However, the new winglet-loaded, high-maneuverability aerodynamic layout is very difficult.
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In the MiG-23's tailspin test flight, many test pilots paid the price of blood and finally made the change! This is a new method, including reverse rudder, holding the stick, and pressing the stick.
At this time, at an altitude of 5,000, Pugachev quickly followed the planned action to change the tailspin, but under the strong impact of the airflow, the plane showed no sign of slowing down its rotation speed.
Looking from the outside, the Su-37 seemed to be intoxicated by the graceful arc of the tailspin and was unwilling to come out!
"Disconnect the differential horizontal tail limiter!" the test flight commander shouted loudly.
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This was the last resort! Using the differential tailplane to help correct the spin! Pugachev expertly flipped the switch to disconnect the tailplane's limiter, which deflected the tailplane to almost 90 degrees, giving it the most control!
The plane finally responded, and the rotation speed slowed down rapidly. After the tenth circle, the plane finally stopped spinning. The Su-37 held its head high and flew level again!
"The spin test was successful," Simonov said. "It was just as we imagined."
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Just as expected! Because the Su-37's fuselage and the entire aerodynamic layout are completely similar to the Su-27, the aircraft's flight control rate is very similar, which greatly reduces the difficulty of aircraft design! It can even be said that the current Su-37 is not a completely new aircraft, but a stealth modification of the Su-27.
The Mikoyan Design Bureau made slow progress because the MiG 1.44 was a brand new aircraft. The control of the canard layout was nonlinear, and the programming of the fly-by-wire system alone would take a huge amount of time and effort!
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The current spin test flight recovery is very similar to that of the Su-27. During the test flight process, a lot of experience can be learned from, which further speeds up the process.
The plane landed on the runway again. When Pugachev came out of the cockpit, he saw Andrei at the front of the crowd waiting to greet him. His face was immediately filled with excitement.
"Marshal Andrei, do you want to fly a circle?" Pugachev took off his helmet and said to Andrei.
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This general was approachable and a great pilot! Pugachev still remembered that when he was flying the Su-27, Andrei asked to fly a lap for him. At that time, General Andrei had only flown on a simulator, but he flew very well!
Now, General Andre came to the test flight base. Could it be that he wanted to have more fun?
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However, before Andrei could speak, Pugachev on the side spoke up: "Our plane has only enough fuel for one flight. Now, we still need to interpret the data of this test flight. So, Marshal Andrei, please be patient and wait until you have the opportunity to fly again."
What a joke! The last time Andrei boarded the Su-27, they were all nervous. This time, they couldn't let Andrei get on the plane directly!
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Fortunately, Andrei had no plans to board the plane directly. He was able to fly the Su-27 because it was his specialty and the model he was most familiar with. Now, although the plane has been improved, its aerodynamic characteristics must have changed. If there was a two-seater model, he could have taken it for a spin, but forget about the current single-seater model.
"Interpret the data." As if they were afraid that Andrei would get on the plane, many technicians gathered around under Pugachev's order, opened holes in the outer skin of the plane, and inserted equipment.
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Andre smiled and said nothing about what these people did. They meant well.
A technician even opened the radar cover in front. Andre was excited when he saw the shape of the exposed antenna. There was no need for hydraulic motors and universal joints behind the antenna. It was completely fixed because the radar beam flew out by changing the phase!
However, compared with later generations, each of these T/R components seems to be larger.
"This is our advanced radar." Seeing Andrei's interest, Simonov said, "This radar has 800 transmitting and receiving units. It can converge all beams and scan 200 kilometers away. It can also disperse the beams and track ten targets at the same time, and attack two of them."
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Eight hundred transmitting units! After all, the era has only advanced to the beginning of 1984! In later generations, this type of radar was almost mature in the 21st century. At that time, the APG77 radar in the United States had 2,200 transmitting units and strong performance. But now, because the volume is still too large, it can only accommodate eight hundred units!
Although there are only 800 of them, the performance is already quite powerful, similar to the passive phased array radar of the MiG-31, but the power consumption is greatly reduced, and the size and weight are reduced. This is already a mature product!
After looking at the radar, Andre went up the gangway again and looked at the cockpit. As expected, most of the instruments in the cockpit were still mechanical. The glass cockpit of later generations had not yet been realized. However, although there was no one flat and three down, there were still two LCD screens on the left and right in the most conspicuous position of the cockpit. The screen size was far larger than the cathode ray tube radar screen.
"Inside the cockpit, there is a second-generation LCD display developed jointly by us and the island country. The one on the right is a radar, and the one on the left is an integrated display. It can show a variety of flight data, receive positioning signals, display digital maps, etc." Simonov introduced to Andrei.
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He was quite satisfied with this cockpit. Thanks to the advancement of electronic technology, a large screen could be installed on the fighter plane! The data displayed far exceeded the instrument, and it could make the pilot more focused, especially for later reading. All this data could be stored.
Andre nodded. "Yes, we are making rapid progress in electronic systems. However, this is not enough. In the future, it would be best if our fighter planes could have a large screen, so all mechanical instruments would be eliminated."
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That is the cockpit of the future F35, extremely sci-fi, but it is definitely possible!
Simonov was stunned. Marshal Andrei, are you so confident? You don't need any mechanical instruments. What if these electronic instruments break down?
Looking at Simonov's expression, Andre knew that he didn't believe it, and he didn't blame him. After all, the electronic technology of this era was not enough! Many technologies in later generations seem like science fiction now.
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After staying at the Flight Test Institute for a full half day, Andre was about to return to the Ministry of National Defense. In the car, the bodyguard and driver who came to pick him up, ****, said to him while driving: "Marshal Andre, we already have the results of the investigation you requested."