Chapter 528: Flying with Ease

The spacious bubble-type cockpit has significantly improved space compared to other previous Soviet aircraft. At the same time, the seats are also raised to give the pilot a better field of vision. These are changes made by absorbing the experience of the F-15. After all, the ability to obtain the F-15 intact allowed Soviet aircraft designers to come into contact with advanced Western fighter design and manufacturing technology, and change was inevitable.

At the same time, many of the Soviet characteristics were incorporated into it, such as the light blue dashboard in front, which remains unchanged, and the placement of various instruments is almost exactly the same as before.

Andre pulled the operating lever and felt the surging power of his third uncle. The advantage of a fighter with a thrust-to-weight ratio of more than 1 is that after taking off, it can climb vertically effortlessly!

The control is very similar to that of the J-11. After all, these are all digital fly-by-wire fighters. Just as Andre flexibly pulled the nose of the aircraft and began to climb upward, the ground commander's order came through the headset: "General Andre, General Andre, please make three turns and return immediately."

"Received." Andre responded into the radio.

Just after takeoff, you let yourself go back? Judging from the fuel in the plane, it can carry out high-intensity flight for about five minutes, so Andre turned and performed a cool roll.

Extremely agile control, excellent aerodynamic layout, high-thrust turbofan engine, and fly-by-wire control make this huge fighter even more flexible than the MiG-29!

Moreover, just from a brief moment of operation, Andre knew that the fighter plane's instantaneous turning performance was quite good. In air combat, this meant that he could aim the nose at the enemy more quickly and then launch his own missiles!

This is the fighter jet that pilots need!

Soon, it entered the second turn. Although Andre only circled the airport once, he did not give up this opportunity and made one maneuver after another. In front of everyone's eyes, Andre even pulled up the fighter plane and climbed vertically upwards!

At this time, Pugachev, who was deprived of a flight suit by Andrei, also came out and watched Andrei's performance on the airfield. His heart was full of admiration.

You know, since the Su-27 was finalized, only these test pilots have flown it! And now, General Andrei flew this fighter for the first time, except for the last time he flew on the simulator! Ordinary pilots, to modify a new fighter, must go through solid theoretical learning, simulated flight on the simulator, and finally, with the help of the instructor, fly on a two-seat trainer for some time before they can fly solo.

And what about General Andrei? He was born to fly! Now Andrei has completely merged with the fighter plane, reaching the highest level of man-machine integration! If he didn't know that it was General Andrei inside, he would never believe it! You know, even the most outstanding Pugachev seems to be still a gap with the smooth-flying Andrei in the sky!

For example, this simple tail thrust is a test of the pilot's control. General Andre pulled the fighter plane to an altitude of almost one thousand meters, and then leveled it off. This one action, although seemingly simple, is a fusion of the comprehensive control of the fighter plane and the ability to perceive the surrounding situation.

It's so strong. No wonder he was able to beat the Americans to a pulp when he flew the MiG-25!

How could he know that Andre in the air simply let go of the joystick when leveling off!

This is the advantage of the fly-by-wire control system! No matter what attitude the aircraft is in, if you don't want to play anymore and are confused by the fighter's constant spinning, you only need to do one thing, let go of the joystick, and the fighter will automatically level out!

Then, Andre pushed the joystick, and the fighter began to dive downward, and the outline of the earth was getting closer and closer.

On the ground, everyone's heart was tense, especially Simonov. He begged General Andrei to stop playing. If he continued to play like this, his heart would not be able to bear it! However, he was also full of curiosity. Could it be that General Andrei was born to fly? Last time he flew the simulator, this time he flew the real plane, both were so smooth, as if he didn't need to learn at all!

"Andrei, you are still young." Ustinov beside him also sighed: "This is the advantage of being young. If I were 20 years younger, I would really like to fly a few laps."

Ustinov drew the same emotion from the commander of the air defense force next to him. When he was flying, there was no technology like today's fighter planes! Flying now is really a pleasure!

Finally, the fighter plane made three turns and slid onto the runway. Its landing posture was extremely stable, and even the air brake on its back opened at the right time.

How did General Andrei know that this fighter plane has a speed brake? Previous aircraft did not have it! Yes, he must have learned it from the American F-15 fighter plane! Simonov thought to himself.

"General Andrei, how do you feel?" Finally, the fighter plane stopped and the canopy opened. Andrei, who was climbing down the ladder, heard Simonov's question.

This sentence has a profound meaning. Andrei can even hear Simonov's dissatisfaction and worry.

"Yes, the various performance of this fighter jet is far superior to that of the US F-15. I believe that the Su-27 fighter jet will be able to replace other backward fighter jets and take on the task of guarding our airspace." Andre said.

There was warm applause at the scene.

The new fighter jet's roll-out ceremony was full of surprises, after which Simonov welcomed everyone into the conference room for the next report.

"All processing equipment in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has been improved. Now we can use new technology to produce our Su-27 fighters. When it is normal, we should be able to reach an annual output of 100 aircraft. The Irkutsk Aircraft Manufacturing Plant has also begun to improve its equipment. It is expected that by the end of next year, it will be able to produce the Su-27 series fighters. At the same time, our Su-27 modifications should also be finalized. So we plan to give the single-seat Su-27 to Komsomolsk-on-Amur for production, and various modifications to the Irkutsk Aircraft Factory." Simonov said: "At the same time, we are also inspecting the Novosibirsk manufacturing plant to evaluate its ability to switch to the production of Su-27."

"What modifications do our Su-27 have?" Andre asked.

"We are currently designing the two-seat Su-27UB. Our frontline pilots may not all be as skilled as you, General, and they must undergo training flights on trainer aircraft," Simonov said. "Based on the two-seat model, we plan to develop a professional fighter-bomber and a carrier-based fighter that can take off and land on aircraft carriers."