Chapter 1070: Frog in the Well

The Russians looked very unhappy.

The two accompanying fighters fully showed the direction of the visitors, but their radar could not find anything! A distance of one hundred kilometers, nothing can be seen!

If it were on the battlefield, the fighter plane could have launched missiles! Their S400 missile system should have locked the target and attacked it long ago, but now, they can only search the sky blankly.

The radar soldiers certainly knew that they had failed in their duties. They kept adjusting the radar beams and irradiated as many beams as possible. The sky was filled with a large number of electromagnetic waves, and the density was stronger than the radar waves of the MiG-25 that roasted the rabbit to death.

However, the echo reflected by the target was so weak that their mixed digital and analog circuits could not detect the target from the complex echo!

"Eighty kilometers!"

"Sixty kilometers!"

The distance was getting closer and closer, and their mood was getting more and more nervous. At this moment, they felt powerless.

"This is impossible, this is absolutely impossible. The plane must not have arrived yet. The two fighters flying in the sky now should be from other units, right? Let them leave this airspace and don't cause us trouble!" Mikhail said.

He would rather believe that the plane didn't come!

At this moment, a voice came from the radio.

"The Warriors Flight Demonstration Team called the Test Flight Institute. We are about to arrive. Please be prepared to welcome us."

It is said that the accompanying flight should be the fighters of the National Air Defense Force, but today two fighters of the Warriors Flight Demonstration Team will transfer to Moscow from the east, so they are simply given the task of accompanying the flight. This can save some fuel costs. At the same time, the Warriors Flight Demonstration Team is also the longest flying team in the entire aviation force, with the most experience. If other people fly, they may make a fool of themselves.

At this time, after hearing this call, Mikhail didn't believe it, but it was useless.

"Is it really here? It's forty kilometers now? Haven't you found the target yet?"

"Report, the radar found a weak echo, but the target parameters cannot be determined!"

Well, forty kilometers, finally found, but only found, and it was cheating!

If in normal times, their radar waves are scanned in all directions, they will never directly face the airspace where the stealth aircraft is flying. After the radar waves are scattered, the power falling on the stealth aircraft is small. Therefore, in actual combat, they may have to be 20 kilometers away to find the stealth aircraft. Everyone knows clearly what that distance means.

When they realized this, everyone was silent.

Borzakov looked around: "The runway has been cleared, you can ask them to land. Attention, the military band is ready to play, and the children are ready to present flowers. Let's make the atmosphere more lively!"

He was the only one who shouted, and the expressions of others were very complicated. Nikolai was proud in his heart. There is a saying in the East that you can't do it. It doesn't mean that other design bureaus can't do it. Look at the stealth aircraft developed by the East. The technical strength is so strong!

It's a pity that the boss didn't come because of something. If the boss came, then this display would be more effective!

There was a roar in the sky in the distance. Accompanied by two Su-27s, the gray-black J-31A appeared on the retina of everyone.

Here it comes, finally here!

From the ground, the first thing you see is the nose. Mikhail's face is full of contempt: "Isn't it just a replica of the F22? From the nose, it is exactly the same as the F22, without any innovation."

This guy is obviously not convinced.

Qin Tao smiled and didn't confront him. This is a kind of tolerance of the strong to the weak. After all, the strength of the old Russians can't reach this level, and it is normal to have emotions. Qin Tao can understand.

"Yes, it is exactly the same as the F22, without innovation. However, this design scheme has achieved a perfect coordination of stealth and maneuverability. We don't need to study another immature scheme."

"Mr. Qin, do you mean that the scheme we jointly developed with you Dongfang was immature?" Mikhail asked.

"No, no, I didn't say that. You jointly developed it together at the beginning. That was a strong alliance. You have the strength to start a new business, but we can't. We don't have this ability. We can only cross the river by feeling the Americans."

Cross the river by feeling the Americans? If you are not familiar with Eastern idioms and allusions, you really don’t know where the joke is. Mikhail didn’t get it either. At this time, the roar of the engine was getting closer and closer.

“Is this pilot professional? Why doesn’t he aim at the runway? Does he want to give us a live flight show?” Mikhail spoke again: “However, the pilot must be very tired after a long flight. He will show statically first when he comes down. It’s not too late to show us after he has rested.”

“No, the pilot is going to land.”

“Landing? What is the landing posture?”

“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 similar to our Yak-38!”

“Yes, this vertical take-off and landing plan refers to the Yak-38, but we changed the lift engine to a lift fan. This 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 take-off and landing system and allowed this fighter to achieve the goal of being universal among the three services.

Of course, now it’s an Eastern original.

"Yes, the biggest problem with the lift engine is that the nozzle is directly facing the ground. Especially on aircraft carriers, 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.

Amidst the praises, the J-31A's speed became slower and slower, and finally 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. The lift fan in the front is also whining, blowing out a large amount of cold air downwards. 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 forward.

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 he found that he couldn't get out because there were people underneath!

What about the gangway? Why is there no one to move the gangway for me?

"What kind of stealth coating is used on the outside of this aircraft? Why does it look so black?"

"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. Without the ability to deploy in field bases, they are of no use at all." Now Mikhail became more enthusiastic.

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 did not have the ability to deploy in 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 fighter planes still cannot be deployed to the frontline, which may be affected in the first wave of battles. Isn’t it true that even your MiG-29 is constantly exploring its range potential?”

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 someone from the Mikoyan Design Bureau comes and says that an aircraft without the ability to deploy in a field base is defective, Qin Tao can still accept it, but you, the people from the Sukhoi Design Bureau, can't say that! 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 Orientals 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 HUD, as well as the full-size LCD screen inside, and even the simple cockpit cover above the head, which are all manifestations of the progress of our aviation industry." Qin Tao said: "If you want to go up and take a look, you have to move the gangway first and let our pilots come down."

Borzakov reacted at this time and quickly asked someone to move the gangway. After Zhang Zhonghua came down, Mikhail climbed up first.

The interior of the cockpit is very simple, with a large-area diffraction HUD on the top and a large-area LCD screen on the bottom. In this era, one flat and three down is still a trend, but Dongfang has begun to do one flat and one down. However, considering 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 the old Russian watch shop. Now, although the old Russian fighters are also being improved, they have not yet been changed to the level of glass cockpits, let alone the current large-area LCD screen.

Dongfang is making rapid progress in avionics!

Borzakov could only watch from below, his eyes looking at the nose: "Boss Qin, there must be an active phased array radar in the nose, 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 type of aircraft was equipped with ordinary flat slot radars, after all, this is cheap, but later, as Dongfang's phased array radar technology continued to mature, customers' pockets became more and more bulging, and the radar became an active phased array radar. After all, only this type of radar can meet the needs of future air combat.

At this time, hearing Qin Tao's promise, Borzakov couldn't help it.

"Boss Qin, can you unfold it now for us to see?"

"Yes, let's take a look at this advanced airborne radar."

The Russians have always lagged behind in the field of airborne radars, and the performance of the Su-27 is completely limited by the one-ton radar in the nose.

Over the years, the Russians' electronic technology has been developing continuously. They also know that active phased array radar is the trend, so they are also developing in this direction. However, it is not easy to really develop it. The shipborne radar is a living example. Even if they purchase advanced T/R components from the East, they still can't handle the data processing system behind it. In the end, they can't wait and directly purchase matching from the East, which can be regarded as solving the urgent problem.

Seeing the Russians' anxiety, Qin Tao signaled Zhang Zhonghua, who had already let go, to open the nose radar cover. The radar cover with a serrated edge slowly rotated, and the flat-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 the performance is first-class." Qin Tao said: "This is the second most advanced airborne radar in our country."

"What is the first?"

Qin Tao smiled and said nothing.

Need to say? The first must be the radar used on the J-20. This type of aircraft has a large nose size and integrates two thousand components. The performance is the most powerful. After all, the aircraft in front of us is mainly for export, and the performance must be lower.

However, it depends on who it is compared with. If it is compared with aircraft from other countries, its performance is still far beyond theirs. Whether it is Rafale or Typhoon, none of them can compare with the airborne radar produced in the East.

"The performance of this radar must be very strong, right? What is the maximum search distance?" Borzakov asked.

"This depends on its mode, but in terms of overall performance, it is definitely better than any fighter equipped by your side, including the MiG-31."

If the most advanced airborne radar of the Russians is to be said, it is definitely not the one on the Su-27, but the MiG-31. This is a professional interceptor that needs to have long-range interception capabilities, so the Russians installed a phased array radar. Of course, it is the backward passive phased array radar that uses ferrite phase shifters. It is large in size, heavy in weight, and its search capability is just average.

The specific performance cannot be leaked. After all, the Russians have not purchased it yet. This time, the aircraft was sent here mainly to show off the strength of the Eastern aviation industry to the Russians, and to do a personal favor to Nicholas.

At this time, Nicholas looked at this aircraft with full of expectations.

The Russian Navy needs this advanced aircraft! The Russian Navy is about to have an amphibious assault ship. If it is equipped with this kind of fighter, it will definitely be able to exert its greatest power.

Just as everyone was studying the plane carefully, a convoy drove over in the distance and stopped nearby. The big boss in a suit and leather shoes came down from it, very excited.

He originally had no time to come, but when he heard that the plane had arrived and the radar facilities along the way had not found it, and after arriving here, the S400 radar could not find it, he also became interested.

Come and see!

Seeing a group of people surrounding the gray-black fighter, discussing something enthusiastically, the big boss walked over.

At this time, Mikhail was sitting in the cockpit and was reluctant to get off. He looked outside and saw the big boss coming. He was immediately startled and quickly climbed out of the cockpit.

Seeing him coming down, Borzakov wanted to go up, but Mikhail had already shouted at the big boss: "Big boss, please go to the cockpit and take a look!"

Big boss?

The big guy looked over, excited, and quickly made way.

The big guy climbed up the gangway with great interest, 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 big guy on the side. When he heard his request, he was stunned for a moment, because he didn't have the power to do so.

"Xiao Zhang, go up and introduce it to the big guy." Qin Tao said.

So Zhang Zhonghua climbed up, turned on the power switch, the screen lit up, and after self-checking, an image appeared.