Chapter 1070 The Frog in the Well
The faces of the old men are ugly.
The two accompanying fighter jets fully showed the direction of the incoming passengers, but their radars couldn't detect anything! A hundred kilometers away, nothing can be seen!
If it were on the battlefield, that fighter plane could already launch missiles! Their S400 missile system should have locked on the target and attacked, but now, they can only search the sky blankly.
Of course, the radar soldiers also knew that they had failed in their duties. They kept adjusting the radar beams and irradiating as many beams as possible. The sky was filled with a large number of electromagnetic waves, which were denser than the radar waves of the MiG-25 that roasted the rabbit to death. Even stronger.
However, the echo reflected by the target is so weak that their mixed digital and analog circuits cannot detect the target from the complex echo!
“Eighty kilometers!”
“Sixty kilometers!”
The distance is getting closer, and their moods are getting more and more tense. At this moment, they feel a sense of powerlessness.
"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible. That plane must not have arrived yet. The two fighter planes flying in the sky now should belong to other units, right? Let them leave this airspace and don't cause trouble for us!" Miha El said.
He would rather believe that the plane did not come!
At this moment, a voice came from the radio.
“The Warriors Aerobatic Team is calling the flight test center. We are about to arrive. Please be prepared to welcome us.”
Normally, the accompanying flight should be the fighter jets of the Homeland Defense Air Force, but today two fighter jets from the Warrior Aerobatic Team have to transfer from the east to Moscow, so I simply gave them the task of accompanying them, which can save some fuel costs. , at the same time, the Warrior Aerobatic Team also has the longest flight time in the entire aviation force and has the most experience. If others fly, they might even make a joke.
At this time, after hearing this call, even if Mikhail didn't believe it, it was useless.
"Really here? It's already forty kilometers away now, right? Hasn't the target been found yet?"
“Report, the radar found a weak echo, but the target parameters cannot be determined!”
Ok, after 40 kilometers, I finally found it, but I just found it, and it was just a way of cheating!
If in normal times, their radar waves scan in all directions, they will never directly face the airspace where the stealth aircraft flies. After the radar waves are scattered, the power falling on the stealth aircraft will be small. Therefore, in actual combat, they may have to The stealth machine can only be found at a distance of twenty kilometers. Everyone knows what that distance means.
After realizing this, everyone fell silent.
Bolzakov looked around: "The runway has been cleared. They can be asked to land. Note that the military band is ready to play and the children are ready to lay flowers. Let's make the atmosphere more lively!"
He was the only one who shouted, and the expressions of the others were all complicated. Nicholas felt proud in his heart. There is a saying in the East that is to sit in a well and look at the sky. Just because your Sukhoi Design Bureau can't do it, it doesn't mean that other design bureaus can't do it. Look. Look at the stealth machine developed by Dongfang, its technical strength is so strong!
It’s a pity that the boss didn’t come because he had something to do. If the boss came, then this display would be more effective!
There was a roar in the distant sky. Accompanied by two Su-27s, the gray-black J-31A appeared in everyone's eyes.
It’s here, it’s finally here!
Looking from the direction of the ground, the first thing you see is the nose of the aircraft. Mikhail has a look of disdain on his face: "It's just a replica of the F22. From the nose, it looks exactly like the F22, without any innovation. "
This guy is obviously unconvinced.
Qin Tao smiled and did not quarrel with him. This is a kind of tolerance of the strong to the weak. After all, Lao Maozi's strength is not up to this level, and it is normal to have emotions, which Qin Tao can understand.
“Yes, it is exactly the same as the F22, with no innovation. However, this design scheme achieves perfect coordination of stealth and maneuverability. There is no need for us to delve into another immature scheme.”
“Mr. Qin, are you saying that our joint development plan with Dongfang was immature?” Mikhail asked.
"No, no, I didn't say that. When you jointly developed it, it was a strong alliance. If you have the strength to start a new business, we will not be able to do it. We don't have the ability, so we can only cross the river by touching the Americans."
Crossing the river by touching Americans? If you are not familiar with Eastern idioms and allusions, you really don't know where the joke is, and Mikhail didn't get it. At this time, the roar of the engine was getting closer and closer.
"Is this pilot a professional? Why is he not aiming at the runway? Does he want to give us a live flight show?" Mikhail said again: "However, the pilot must be very tired after a long flight. When he comes down, he will do static Show it, wait until he has rested, and then it won’t be too late to perform for us.”
“No, the pilot just wants to land.”
“Landing? Is that posture a landing?”
“Yes, because our aircraft is a vertical take-off and landing fighter. Didn’t you see that the cover of the lift fan on the back of the aircraft has been opened?”
Everyone suddenly realized.
“It’s almost the same as our Yak 38!”
“Yes, this vertical take-off and landing plan is based on the Yak-38, but we changed the lift engine into a lift fan, which is our original creation.” Qin Tao said.
When the Americans started working on the JSF, they actually had no experience in developing vertical take-off and landing fighters. They could only imitate mature products from various countries. Among them, the X-32 was imitated from the Sea Harrier, and the X-35 was imitated from the upgraded Yak-38. 141, just replaced the lift engine with a lift fan.
It was the replacement of this part that led to the mature development of the vertical takeoff and landing system and allowed this fighter to achieve the goal of being universally applicable to all three services.
Of course, now it is an original creation from the East.
“Yes, the biggest problem with the lift engine is that the nozzle is directly facing the ground, especially on aircraft carriers, and the problem of deck ablation is almost unsolvable. Dongfang invented the lift fan, which really solved a big problem!”
Although Mikhail has always wanted to belittle Dongfang's fighters, others also support Qin Tao. Over the years, Qin Tao has dealt with Damao countless times, and they have long organized a network of relationships. Everyone carries the sedan chair, and the big guy's Words of praise abounded.
In the midst of the praise, the J-31A's speed became slower and slower, and finally it hovered in the air, and then slowly lowered its altitude.
It can be seen with the naked eye that the nozzle at the tail has rotated to the bottom, spraying out hot airflow, and the lift fan in the front is also whining, blowing out a large amount of cold air downwards, and the weeds around the tarmac are blown here and there.
The plane continued to lower its altitude and finally landed steadily on the ground. Seeing this scene, everyone had a lot of thoughts. Back then, their Yak-38 was also like this. Although the ground of the fuselage seemed to have passed through a There is a barbecue party, but that can't cover up the majestic appearance of this kind of fighter. It looks like a science fiction movie, so handsome.
The plane stopped, the engine stalled, and everyone rushed on board.
The person driving the fighter plane this time was young test pilot Zhang Zhonghua. When the canopy opened, he originally wanted to get off the plane, but found that he couldn't get off because there were people underneath!
What about the gangway? Why is there no one to move the gangway for me?
“Yeah, I really want to touch it.”
"Everyone, our stealth coating is very precious. You can look at it, but don't touch it. If the stealth coating is damaged, it will cost a lot of money to repaint it." Qin Tao said quickly.
In fact, this kind of coating is the most primitive stealth coating. Like the F117, there are other stealth coatings with more advanced formulas in China. It doesn't matter even if these big guys get the technology of this stealth coating, but, Qin Tao had to show off and tell them that this coating could not be touched casually.
“Stealth aircraft are so delicate, and without the ability to deploy in field bases, they are of no use at all.” Now Mikhail was excited again. Lao Maozi's aircraft have always been about big, thick, and adaptable. For example, Lao Maozi's MiG-29 had short legs. It was not a problem in the past, because when Lao Maozi designed it, it was designed to take off from frontline field airports. Fight as soon as you get up. The thick landing gear can take off and land even on unhardened soil runways. In order to prevent foreign objects from being sucked into the belly air intake, a special auxiliary air inlet is even opened on the back of the aircraft.
Now, the aircraft in front of him actually does not have the ability to be deployed at a field base, so Mikhail immediately found a reason to criticize.
Hearing what he said, Qin Tao smiled: "Modern fighters no longer pay attention to the ability to deploy in field bases. Look at the American B2 bombers. They can reach all over the world and only need one base. Although modern warfare no longer has The difference between the frontline and the rear is clear, but fighters still cannot be deployed to the frontline, as this may be affected in the first wave of battles. Even your MiG-29 is constantly exploring its range potential, isn't it?"
Of course, the Mikoyan Design Bureau is also aware of the problems of the MiG-29, so over the years, it has continued to increase the range of the MiG-29, not only removing the auxiliary air inlets and the like, but even deliberately adding new ones to the MiG-29 An extra fuel tank was added to the back of the aircraft, which became the fulcrum of the hunchback. The internal fuel range increased from the previous 1,500 kilometers to 2,400 kilometers. When carrying an auxiliary fuel tank, the range exceeded 3,000 kilometers.
If people from the Mikoyan Design Bureau come and say that aircraft without field base deployment capabilities are defective, Qin Tao can accept it, but you, the people from the Sukhoi Design Bureau, can't accept it! After all, isn't it because your Su-27 can blossom all over the world because of its long range?
Mikhail originally talked about the maintenance of the front line, but Qin Tao said it was about the distance of the voyage. Although it was a bit unreasonable, there was also a lot of truth in it. Mikhail had no reason to refute, so he suppressed his anger. Face.
“This HUD is really big!” At this moment, Bolzakov suddenly looked at the diffraction HUD above.
Lao Maozi did not have this kind of technology, and used a simple refractive HUD, which was small and had unclear handwriting. Later, when the Su-57 was built, the diffraction HUD technology was still imported from France, but later on, the French stopped selling it. Lao Maozi was also very straightforward and directly installed the refractive HUD.
At this time, many people looked at the large green HUD with envy in their eyes.
Over the years, the Easterners have made rapid progress in aviation technology, while the Russians have been standing still!
"Yes, this is the crystallization of our optical industry. We have developed this large-area diffraction head-up display, as well as the full-size LCD screen inside, and even the simple cockpit cover above our heads. They are all from our aviation industry. A manifestation of progress." Qin Tao said: "If you want to go up and take a look, you have to move the ramp over first and let our pilots come down."
Only then did Bolzakov react and quickly asked someone to move the gangway. After Zhang Zhonghua came down, Mikhail was the first to climb up.
The interior of the cockpit is very simple. There is a large-area diffraction head-up display on the top and a large-area LCD screen on the bottom. Although one level and three times are still a trend in this era, Dongfang has begun to do one level and one level. However, due to various factors, , this LCD screen is not a whole piece, but two pieces spliced together.
There are some knobs and switches around the screen, not many in number. Overall, it is a hundred times better than Lao Maozi's watch shop. Now, although Lao Maozi's fighter jets are also improving, they still have not been improved to the level of glass cockpits. Needless to say, it is now a large-area LCD screen.
Eastern is making rapid progress in avionics!
Bolzakov could only look below, his eyes looking at the nose of the plane: "Mr. Qin, inside the nose of the plane must be an active phased array radar, right?"
“Yes, this aircraft is equipped with the most advanced active phased array radar.” Qin Tao nodded: “I can open it and show it to you later.”
In the past, this kind of aircraft was equipped with ordinary flat-panel gap radars. After all, they were cheap. But later, as Dongfang's phased array radar technology continued to mature, customers' pockets became more and more generous, and the radars became Active phased array radar, after all, only this kind of radar can meet the needs of future air combat.
At this time, after hearing Qin Tao's promise, Bolzakov couldn't help it anymore.
“Mr. Qin, can you unfold it now for us to take a look at?”
“Yeah, let’s take a look at this advanced airborne radar.”
Lao Maozi has always lagged behind in the field of airborne radar. The performance of the Su-27 is completely limited by the one-ton radar on the nose.
Over the years, Lao Maozi's electronic technology has also been developing continuously. They also know that active phased array radar is a trend, so they are also developing in this direction. However, it is not easy to really develop it. Shipborne radar is a living thing. For example, even if you purchase advanced T/R components from Dongfang, you still can't handle the subsequent data processing system. In the end, you couldn't wait any longer and directly purchased the components from Dongfang, which solved your urgent need.
Seeing Lao Maozi's impatience, Qin Tao signaled Zhang Zhonghua, who had already let go of the water, to open the nose radome. The radome with jagged edges slowly rotated, and the flat-plate-shaped radar antenna appeared in front of everyone.
“This radar adopts an air-cooled design, which can reduce weight. We have integrated thousands of T/R components on it, and its performance is first-class.” Qin Tao said: “This is the second most advanced airborne radar in our country.”
“Then what’s number one?”
Qin Tao smiled but said nothing.
Does it need to be said? The first is definitely the radar used on the J-20. This type of aircraft has a large nose and integrates two thousand components. It has the most powerful performance. After all, the aircraft in front of you is mainly exported, so its performance must be lower. .
However, it is also a matter of comparison. If compared with aircraft from other countries, the performance is still far beyond them. Whether it is Rafale or Typhoon, they are all inferior to the airborne radar produced by Dongfang.
“The performance of this radar must be very powerful, right? What is the furthest search distance?” Bolzakov asked.
“This has to be distinguished according to its mode, but in terms of overall performance, it is definitely better than any fighter aircraft you have equipped, including the MiG-31.”
Lao Maozi's most advanced airborne radar is definitely not the one on the Su-27, but the MiG 31. This is a professional interceptor aircraft that needs long-range interception capabilities, so Lao Maozi installed a phased array radar on it. Of course, it is a backward passive phased array radar that uses ferrite phase shifters. It is large in size, heavy in weight, and has only mediocre search capabilities.
The specific performance cannot be leaked. After all, Lao Maozi has not purchased it yet. The purpose of sending the plane this time is mainly to show off the strength of the Eastern aviation industry to Lao Maozi, and also to give Nikola a favor.
At this time, Nikolai’s eyes were looking at this kind of aircraft, full of expectation.
The Mao Navy needs this kind of advanced aircraft! The Damao Navy is about to have an amphibious assault ship. If paired with this kind of fighter jet, it will definitely be able to exert its maximum power.
Just as everyone was studying the plane carefully, a motorcade drove over in the distance and stopped nearby. A big man in a suit and leather tie got down from it, very excited.
He didn't have time to come over originally, but when he heard that the plane had arrived and the radar facilities along the way hadn't discovered it, and after it got here, even the S400 radar couldn't detect it, he became interested.
come and see!
Looking at a group of people surrounding the gray-black fighter plane, discussing something heatedly, the boss walked over.
At this time, Mikhail was sitting in the cockpit and was reluctant to get down. He glanced outside and saw the boss approaching. He was suddenly excited and quickly climbed out of the cockpit.
Seeing him coming down, Bolzakov wanted to get up, but Mikhail had already shouted to the boss: "Boss, please come to the cockpit and have a look!"
Big brother?
The guys looked over, feeling excited and quickly making way.
The boss climbed up the gangway enthusiastically, sat in the seat skillfully, and looked at the big screen in front of him with great interest: "Can you turn on the power so I can see it?"
Mikhail followed behind and climbed up the gangway, intending to introduce it to the boss at the side. When he heard his request, he was stunned. He had no such power.
“Xiao Zhang, go up and introduce me to the boss.” Qin Tao said.
So, Zhang Zhonghua climbed up, turned on the switch, the screen lit up, and after the self-check, an image appeared.
(End of this chapter)