Chapter 373 Next Generation Fighter

The United States will never accept defeat! Andre is very clear about this.

Now, with Andrei's travel, the American F-15 fighter jets no longer have any secrets in front of the Soviet Union! The Americans have suffered failures again and again, and will continue their conspiracy.

Besides the F-15, what other decent weapons can the Americans bring out? Of course not the F-16, which is originally a low-end product, used as a low-end aircraft in the high-low combination of the F-15! And now, even the high-end aircraft is not high-end!

Andre thought of the future, when the Americans had a more advanced fighter jet, the F-22!

This aircraft originally came from the US Advanced Tactical Fighter program in the late 1970s. The program was to develop the next-generation air superiority fighter for the US Air Force to deal with emerging global threats, replace the F-15 Eagle fighter, and comprehensively balance the Soviet Su-27 fighter in terms of performance.

Historically, the United States and the Soviet Union were diametrically opposed. When the United States developed new fighter jets, the Soviet Union developed corresponding models to suppress the American fighter jets. The United States would then develop more advanced fighter jets to deal with the Soviet fighter jets. This resulted in the United States always being one generation ahead of the Soviet Union throughout the process. The Soviet Union used the second-generation MiG-21 and MiG-23 to fight against the U.S. F-15 and F-16. When the Su-27 and MiG-29 were replaced on a large scale, the F-22 had already arrived.

Historically, the US authorities issued a tender for the program in 1985. Lockheed and Northrop Grumman were selected in October 1986 for a 50-month demonstration/verification phase. The two prototypes that were eventually flown were the US YF-22 and YF-23 fighters. After that, the YF-22 fighter won out and, after nearly two decades of development, became the new generation of the most advanced fighter in the United States.

Unfortunately, when the F-22 was showing off its power in later generations, the Soviet Union had already disintegrated. As the only fourth-generation aircraft, the F-22 was invincible.

Now, the development of history is very different. With the declassification of the F-15, the Americans will definitely step up the research and development of new fighters. Will the F-22 be able to fight in 2006 like in later generations? Of course not! After the end of the Cold War, the US defense spending has been greatly reduced, and the US no longer has urgent needs, so the development progress of the F-22 will slow down. You know, the F-15 was developed for only five years before it was put into service!

Now, the US F-22 program may have already begun. Moreover, the Americans have an advantage in stealth. The world's first stealth fighter, the F117, was put into service in 1981!

How to deal with stealth aircraft? This is a difficult problem facing many countries in the future. In China, this problem has been studied for a long time, just like the initial study of using J-7 and J-8 to intercept Backfire. The final conclusion is that the only way to win an air battle with a fourth-generation aircraft is to have a fourth-generation aircraft of your own!

The Soviet Union's fighter aircraft development has fallen far behind. Now, since there is an opportunity and ability, Andrei is willing to help improve the Soviet Union's fighter aircraft development capabilities. Many times, providing ideas can make the developers suddenly see the light.

And that's all Andre can do. Details such as the serrations at the seams and the canopy coating can all be done later. With Sukhoi's current capabilities, even if they can just tinker with the real Su-27 of the future, it would be quite good.

At the same time, Andrei also knew that after the Mikoyan Design Bureau developed the MiG-29, it did not sit idle. After learning that the United States had made plans to develop the ATF advanced technology fighter, the Soviet Union also made a secret decision to develop a fifth-generation fighter. The Mikoyan Design Bureau submitted the design of the MFI multi-purpose fighter, code-named 1.42. Later, the research results of the MFI plan were transformed into a new generation verification aircraft MiG-1.44.

According to the suggestion of the Central Institute of Fluid and Aerodynamics, this technical verification aircraft applied a full-moving canard layout, thereby relaxing static stability, improving structural strength and improving lift coefficient and a series of new solutions. In 1989, the Mikoyan Design Bureau completed the design work of the full set of MFI drawings; then, the production of the first MFI began. The chief designer of the MFI fighter was Ladislav Belyakov; the chief designer was Grigory Sedov.

During this period, the Sukhoi Design Bureau was busy designing and manufacturing the Su-27 and had no ability to develop the next generation of fighter jets.

Unfortunately, the ill-fated Mikoyan Design Bureau was not able to complete the development of this fighter. The country was weak and could not even pay the soldiers' salaries, let alone develop fighters.

Andrei did not have any prejudice against the Mikoyan Design Bureau. The MiG-25 and MiG-31 that Andrei flew were both masterpieces of the Mikoyan Design Bureau. The MiG-23 was extensively improved with Andrei's support and exported to many countries, making the Mikoyan Design Bureau famous all over the world.

It's just that Andrei hopes that the Su-27 can be more powerful because of the knowledge of later generations. After all, the experience of later generations has confirmed that the Su-27 has strong modification potential and is an excellent fighter.

MiG-23! Thinking of this fighter, Andre was also complacent. Under his intervention, this fighter has undergone a complete transformation! Moreover, using this fighter as a stepping stone, he has brought China closer.

Now, the border issue between China and the Soviet Union is being resolved through friendly negotiations. The Soviet troops stationed in Outer Mongolia are also being gradually relocated. This can ease the relationship with China, and Andre feels very satisfied in his heart.

Calculating the time, China is Shenfei, the production line has already started debugging, and is ready to assemble the MiG-23 by assembling parts? I don't know what's going on with China?

Shen Fei.

Everywhere is bustling with activity, and the entire production line is undergoing large-scale transformation!

"Your production line is in good condition. As long as it is readjusted, it can be used to produce our MiG-23," said Mikhail Korzhuev, a representative of the Soviet Union and an engineer from the Mikoyan Design Bureau.

"Yes, we have been producing the J-7 fighter jets." Gu Songfen said, "Now, we are going to switch to producing the J-82. The production methods of these two fighter jets are very similar."