Chapter 690 Two Plans

During Andropov's administration, outdated and rigid work styles were completely eliminated. Andropov single-handedly promoted the establishment of a cadre retirement system. A large number of old guys who had been in their posts for decades just left their posts and enjoyed their old age. The newly promoted officials were all those who had undergone rigorous assessment. Apart from anything else, at least in the crackdown on corrupt officials in Uzbekistan, even the top leader of this republic was removed from office, and a large number of people were shot. The previous bad practices were completely suppressed.

The Soviet Union is now rejuvenated, the people are full of energy, the old system of the big pot has disappeared, and in an ordinary factory, an evaluation system is implemented for each worker. Those who are passive and lazy will be laid off from the factory.

The whole country is thriving and the pace of all kinds of work is very fast.

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Now, on the third day after Andrei returned to Moscow, he came to the Zhukovsky-Gromov Flight Test Institute base on the outskirts of Moscow, where the chief engineers of the three design bureaus once again reported their plans.

Seeing Andrei attending the meeting, Simonov walked in and was immediately delighted: "General Andrei, it's great to see you."

Andrei nodded, undeniably. At this time, he still couldn't communicate too much with Simonov, otherwise the other two families would think that he was biased.

As the leader in Soviet aircraft production, it was first introduced by Beliakov, the chief designer of the Mikoyan Design Bureau.

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The slide projector turned on and drawings of the Mikoyan Design Bureau's products appeared on the screen. When Andre saw the drawings, he felt his eyelids trembling slightly.

This plan is almost the same as the one he saw in the Mikoyan Design Bureau! In other words, the Mikoyan Design Bureau did not absorb his opinions! It seems that they are really stubborn!

"The shape of our fighter was developed based on the recommendations of the Central Institute of Fluid and Aerodynamics. It uses a fully movable canard layout to relax static stability, increase structural strength and improve lift coefficient. These solutions enable our fighter to have excellent maneuverability and fully meet the requirements of our fifth-generation aircraft," said Belyakov.

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"How do you deal with the stealth problem of your product?" Andre asked.

"We will use a lot of composite materials on the fuselage to reduce the reflected radar waves." Belyakov said: "Then, coupled with the newly developed stealth coating, the stealth performance of our fighter can be greatly improved. At the same time, we also provide enough space for future plasma stealth equipment."

After the wreckage of the F-117 was brought back to the Soviet Union, professional organizations immediately set about replicating the coating, and so far, the progress has been smooth.

Beliakov did not change the overall design of the fighter, even though Andrei had rejected it last time, Beliakov still did not change his original intention. Even now there is a living example, the US F-117 has full actual combat capability and can knock on Soviet airspace anytime and anywhere!

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"However, if we only rely on such minor changes, the stealth performance will not meet our requirements." Andre said: "During the last Iraq War, the American stealth aircraft could fly in our sky without any scruples. We had no ability to detect them at all. The radar reflection area of ​​their aircraft was about 0.01 square meters. I doubt our current design."

The tall vertical tail and exposed air intake are huge sources of electromagnetic reflection. To be fair, this aircraft will indeed be an agile fighter with unmatched maneuverability, but its stealth will definitely not be very high.

"After research, we believe that if we adopt a shape similar to the F-117, although it can greatly reduce the radar reflection area, it will cause a serious decline in maneuverability. The most important thing about our fighter is its strong maneuverability, so we cannot modify our current design," said Belyakov.

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Beliakov explained to Andrei that the F-117 was stealth enough, but what was the use? What they needed was not an attack aircraft that could not even fly at supersonic speed, but a fighter!

In this regard, Andre could only shake his head. Changing concepts really cannot be achieved in a day or two.

Belyakov continued to introduce the aircraft. Now, all the drawings have been completed. If the top management decides to use the plan of the Mikoyan Design Bureau, it is certain that the first prototype can be manufactured within two years and it can fly within five years!

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After hearing this introduction, Andrei seemed to understand that the Mikoyan Design Bureau was unwilling to make large-scale changes to the plan, probably because of progress issues! They didn't want to start over and waste more time.

Because the Sukhoi Design Bureau has come from behind and taken the lead!

After the Mikoyan Design Bureau finished its introduction, Simonov then presented his own plan.

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When the slides were shown, Andre was delighted. In the past, when the Sukhoi Design Bureau was competing, it came up with a forward-swept wing design, which emphasized maneuverability and ignored stealth. But now? What the Sukhoi Design Bureau came up with was almost the same as the T-50 project of later generations, like a flattened Su-27!

Especially the outward-inclined vertical tail, similar to the F-22, and the butterfly-shaped wing, which is the final result after various compromises. The nose is also similar to the diamond-shaped nose of the F-22, and the overall shape can be seen in the shadow of the Su-27.

"The design of our fighter jet was inspired by General Andrei, especially the models he gave us, which benefited us a lot." Simonov said: "We did not adopt the latest canard aerodynamic layout given by the Central Institute of Fluid Dynamics. We adopted the conventional layout scheme, and the entire aircraft is still a lifting body. After all, this layout is what we are best at. We have undergone complex wind tunnel tests and electromagnetic reflection tests. On the basis of our existing shape, with the newly developed stealth coating, we can meet the stealth requirements and reduce the difficulty of our research and development. As for the maneuverability of the fighter jet, we believe that the Lyulka Saturn Design Bureau can provide us with a new generation of thrust vectoring engines. With these technologies, the maneuverability of our fighter jets can surpass the existing Su-27 series fighter jets."