Chapter 854 Su-44

Andrei gained a lot from the visit to the Mikoyan Design Bureau. Every time he thought of the black ribbon, he was very excited. After visiting the Mikoyan Design Bureau, Andrei came to the Sukhoi Design Bureau the next day.

Simonov was naturally very excited about Andrei's arrival. He also knew that the project in which he and the Mikoyan Design Bureau were competing would determine the future of the two design bureaus. Now it seemed that the Mikoyan Design Bureau had gained more trust from General Andrei. It was said that when General Andrei saw the fighter planes of the Mikoyan Design Bureau yesterday, he was full of praise!

Compared with the Mikoyan Design Bureau, the Sukhoi Design Bureau started the project later, but because it was improved from the Su-27 series, the project progressed faster. For example, two prototypes have been manufactured now. The first one is undergoing static tests, and the second one took off from the factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and went to the Gromov Flight Test Institute in Zhukovsky for flight tests. The third one is also being manufactured.

Although the Mikoyan Design Bureau started early, they almost started over again, re-improving the original design to make it stealth-friendly, which wasted time. On the other hand, the Sukhoi Design Bureau has been moving forward steadily.

In particular, just after General Andrei came back, the navy's carrier-based aircraft was finalized. The MiG-29K had a too short range and was not suitable for use on the navy's aircraft carriers. The Su-27K became the only carrier-based aircraft. The Mikoyan Design Bureau originally had sufficient advantages in the MiG-23K, and originally thought that there would be hope for the MiG-29K. In the end, it was still the Sukhoi Design Bureau!

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Therefore, the Sukhoi Design Bureau is certainly more confident in the development of the new generation of fighters! Moreover, the Sukhoi Design Bureau is more than just a plan! Sukhoi is more fully prepared!

Andre was quite regretful. After all, he could only see the first static test aircraft. From the appearance, it was very similar to the later T-50. After all, this was a stealth aircraft improved from the Su-27, and there were many similarities between the two.

"General Andrei, if you want to watch our fighter planes fly, you can go to the Gromov Aviation Academy." Simonov said: "The current flight tests are going smoothly."

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The development and test flight of fighter jets were carried out in different places. The Gromov Flight Academy had the most experience in test flight and was the place where various Soviet aircraft were flown.

Andrei nodded and went to the Gromov Flight Test Facility, where he could see more air force equipment and take a look at Sukhoi's new generation of fighter jets.

However, just as Andre's eyes moved away from the static test aircraft, he saw a wooden prototype being formed on the other side of the factory, which made Andre stunned.

What is this? How come it is also a fighter with a canard layout? Moreover, judging from its appearance, it is also designed to be stealth-proof. Could it be that the Sukhoi Design Bureau has launched a new project?

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Sukhoi's canard-type stealth aircraft? In Andre's mind, the confusing project in history quickly emerged.

Su-44!

The reason why it is so confusing is mainly because it is unknown whether this project actually exists. The only source for later generations is a presidential message written by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States on April 9, 1997, which elaborates on the report on the Soviet Union's development of the fourth-generation Su-44 project during the Cold War.

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Su-44 is the Soviet Union's development plan to replace the Su-27 series' new generation of heavy fighter, namely the CFX plan, and its NATO code name is "Nosferatu" (Vampire).

The appearance of this fighter is very different. It adopts a wide lifting body layout similar to the Su-33, consisting of a wing-body fusion and twin engines under the wings. The nose is slightly tilted downward, and the cockpit adopts a front hemisphere frameless design. The special metal coating can significantly reduce the radar reflection of the cockpit.

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The foldable canards on both sides of the front fuselage are large-swept quadrilateral wings. The leading edge of the main wing has a large sweep angle, and the trailing edge is swept forward at a small angle. The canard and the main wing form a close-coupled canard layout.

The air inlet is suspended at the lower end of the central wing. The hexagonal air inlet has a natural "s"-shaped turn formed by the upper and middle magazines, which blocks the blades of the turbofan engine and reduces the forward radar and infrared signals of the fuselage. The small-area double vertical tail adopts an outward-inclined design, which cooperates with the vector thrust to achieve directional stability.

It can be said that this aircraft has its origins in the Su-27, but it adopts a canard layout! This aircraft takes into account stealth performance and also has outstanding maneuverability.

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However, the most abnormal thing about this aircraft is its weapon system! Unlike other fighters, this fighter uses a dorsal bomb bay, loaded with 12 all-round multi-purpose missiles (ADMM), and uses a vertical launch method! I really don’t know how Soviet technicians solved the problem of high-temperature gas in vertical launch.

Moreover, this aircraft has another weapon, which is a super-high-speed electromagnetic railgun! The technology of this electromagnetic railgun is derived from the large electromagnetic railgun "Chandelier" developed by the Soviet Union to defend against intercontinental missiles. The muzzle velocity can exceed 3500M/S, which is extremely powerful both against air and ground!

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However, precisely because the technical data of this aircraft was so advanced, when Andre in later generations saw the introduction of this aircraft, he actually treated it as entertainment. It is very likely that it was concocted by the US military in order to continue to fool the government into increasing its budget.

After all, the declassification of this aircraft was not until 1997, and after the Americans fabricated this report, the Sukhoi Design Bureau did not stand up and say anything. Besides, if the Sukhoi Design Bureau really had this thing, why would they make the T-50? Wouldn't it be enough to just bring out this plan?

Therefore, Andre never paid attention to this fabricated report. However, now seeing this wooden prototype, which was so consistent with the memories of later generations, Andre was of course shocked!

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The Mikoyan Design Bureau gave Andre a shock, and the Sukhoi Design Bureau gave Andre another shock!

"What is this plane?" Andrei asked Simonov.

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"I'm sorry, General Andrei." Simonov apologized first, then said, "We know that you are strongly opposed to the canard fighter, but the Central Institute of Fluid Science still insists on their point of view that the canard layout is mature. Moreover, after careful analysis, we believe that the canard layout will not significantly increase the radar reflection area. Now this wooden prototype is one of our alternatives. We want to choose the most suitable one among the two. We must not lose the project of the new generation of fighters!"