The Hornet has been transformed into the Super Hornet. The overall body of the aircraft has become larger, and the air intake has been changed to a parallelogram air intake that looks like it has stealth capabilities. This is a model of face-lifting, and Americans are very proud of it.

Once improved, it can be said to be a heavy fighter!

Either it has two engines on its butt or it is a heavy engine. If it is classified like this, Wanwan will be very proud. Their IDF fighter has two engines on its butt. However, this fighter is a bit reluctant to be classified as a medium-sized fighter, let alone

It's said to be heavy duty.

Northrop's F-5 fighter also has two engines on its butt, but it is an authentic light fighter.

The standard for heavy fighter aircraft is also very obvious. The take-off weight must be more than 20 tons! In the new century, this standard will even increase to 30 tons.

Therefore, although the MiG-29 has twin engines, it can only be a medium-sized fighter because its maximum takeoff weight has just reached the limit of twenty tons. Although the F-35 has a single engine, it is a heavy aircraft because it

The take-off weight reached 31 tons.

Before the improvement, the Hornet could only be regarded as a medium-sized fighter aircraft, with a take-off weight of only about 20 tons. (It seems that the F-18C is already 22 tons, but it is still customary to call it a medium-sized aircraft.) Improved to the Super Hornet

After that, the take-off weight soared to nearly thirty tons!

It is said that it inherits most of the design of the Hornet, making it easier for parts to be used interchangeably. In fact, many parts of the two are not common. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a completely new design.

The relevant companies responsible were able to launch the Super Hornet in a short period of time, which is enough to show that the United States is still the strongest in aerospace technology.

However, precisely because of their strong technical strength, even if they improved the big bug into a super big bug, no one would say anything. But on the other side, the news announced by the Parthian country in the oil region was enough to shock the world.

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Parthia has revealed its self-developed Lightning fighter!

In recent years, the Parthian Kingdom has indeed shown some impressive features. As a country isolated by the West, they have no other choice but to be self-reliant. They can still survive on the basis of being cut off from the supply of parts and components.

It is not easy to maintain the operation of Tomcat fighters. The Parthian country also produced some catamaran missile boats, which are impressive enough. And this time, the display of advanced fighter jets represents their technological progress!

Due to various reasons, the Parthian Kingdom did not invite a large number of reporters to watch the event, but they provided relevant videos.

In the picture, this Lightning fighter has a regular appearance, with a slender body, small D-shaped air inlets on both sides, and two cambered twin vertical tails on the two engines at the rear.

When seeing this fighter plane, everyone suddenly realized.

"What kind of Lightning fighter is this? This is a modified version of the F-5 fighter!"

At that time, when relations between Parthia and the West were good, they not only had the dazzling Tomcat fighter jets, but also 190 F4 Phantom fighter jets and 166 F5 Tiger Shark fighter jets. These fighters formed the cornerstone of Parthia's powerful air force.

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Now, the fighter in front of us is clearly an improvement from the F-5 fighter. It just replaces the single vertical tail with twin vertical tails. Can it be said to be a self-developed fighter?

"Our aircraft uses a large amount of composite materials to build the wings, which improves the performance of the wings. At the same time, we use advanced avionics equipment. Its radar has terrain mapping and other capabilities, and can complete ground attack missions...

"

The spokesperson of the Parthian Kingdom was talking non-stop, and at the same time, the audience was watching with the mentality of watching the excitement.

"This aircraft is indeed advanced enough for Parthia. However, its small body is destined to be unable to install advanced avionics equipment, nor can it carry a large amount of ammunition. It is also unlikely to have any stealth capabilities, that is, it can be used for self-comfort.

of."

"Yes, we don't have to worry that this fighter will disrupt the regional balance. This fighter only has the performance of a second-generation aircraft."

Everyone was talking and looking at the TV screen.

In order to show that the aircraft was really successfully developed, the Parthian State not only conducted a test flight on the ground, but also conducted a take-off demonstration. On the TV screen, the aircraft started, taxied, and took off, all in one go.

, some people flashed by.

Cautious intelligence officers suddenly discovered something unusual.

"We seem to have seen Lao Maozi!"

"Yes, that person is very similar to Alexander, the designer of Mikoyan Design Bureau!"

"There's nothing to worry about. Parthia itself doesn't have much aviation research and development capabilities. Even if it's just changing the single vertical fin to double vertical fins, it's not something they can solve. Now, it's normal for them to find people from the Mikoyan Design Bureau to cooperate.

Yes, after all, Mikoyan Design Bureau needs to eat."

After the collapse of the Red Empire, the glory of the Mikoyan Design Bureau also faded away. The once top design bureau in the world has now been reduced to a sideshow, which is very sad.

However, it is just emotion, there will be no sympathy, let alone any concern.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

"Look, what is that?" At this moment, someone shouted loudly.

Everyone looked at the screen and took a breath of air.

"F-22!"

Subconsciously, they treated the fighter plane that appeared on the screen as an F-22.

It’s so similar!

The diamond-shaped nose, parallelogram inlet, butterfly-shaped wings, and twin vertical tails are cambered. Isn't this just like the F-22?

"We know that the Lightning fighter cannot support our skies, so we specially set up a special aircraft designer and hired a large number of technical personnel. After several years of development, we finally developed the Kach fighter!"

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This is clearly a copy of our F-22!

"What you see now is a wooden prototype, which is the only way we can go through in the research and development process. Currently, we are building the first prototype. We also look forward to developing this fighter aircraft earlier and protecting it well."

The sky of our motherland!"

With just such a sentence, the scene ended. This publicly announced fighter jet project finally no longer entertained the audience, and everyone was in a nervous mood.

how so?

When will the Parthian Kingdom be able to develop fighter jets? Are fourth-generation aircraft already on the streets?

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. With Parthia's technology, it is absolutely impossible to develop a fourth-generation stealth machine!"

"Yes, so, the Parthian State provided the funds and the Mikoyan Design Bureau provided the technology. They are already in cahoots with each other!"

This conclusion was easily reached. After discovering this, all the pressure poured into the Mikoyan Design Bureau.

"How many times do you want me to repeat it? Our Mikoyan Design Bureau did not cooperate with Parthia! We did not use our fighter design capabilities on Parthia's Kach fighter jets!" Facing the aggressive Americans, Beliyako

The husband was extremely angry: "Why do you think it was our design bureau that did it? There were so many design bureaus in the Soviet era, why didn't you go to the Miasishchev Design Bureau?"

It is impossible for Sukhoi Design Bureau to participate in such a project, but what about other design bureaus?

Especially the Miasishchev Design Bureau was unknown in the Red Empire era. Several aircraft designed before and after were not satisfactory. Now that the Red Empire has collapsed, their design bureau has been disbanded, and those designers may have been poached by the Parthians.

Gone!

"If you want to design a stealth aircraft, you must first blow through a large number of wind tunnels. Only your Mikoyan Design Bureau has this ability. Unless you make the projects you are developing public for us to inspect, otherwise, we will have reason to doubt you!

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Hearing this, Belyakov almost jumped out of his chair in anger: "What did you say? Our Mikoyan Design Bureau accepts your inspection? Why? Come and see me off!"

These Americans are not good people, and now they are taking this opportunity to suppress the Mikoyan Design Bureau!

"Mr. Belyakov, what your design bureau has done is too much, we will initiate sanctions against the Mikoyan Design Bureau!" The visitor left a harsh word before leaving.

Mikoyan Design Bureau took the blame!

"This is a good opportunity. If Zhang Zhong said that the program would be dedicated to Parthian fighter planes, the ratings would definitely be high." Xu Zhengyang said to Qin Tao at the Mingzhou Shipyard.

"We just need to keep a low profile now and try not to bring the matter to us. You still want to deliberately fan the flames?" Qin Tao rolled his eyes at Xu Zhengyang. Where is his brain?

Xu Zhengyang smiled: "I'm just conveying Zhang Zhong's complaint."

The Parthian Kingdom announced that its self-developed light lightning fighter project was progressing smoothly. It conducted a flight demonstration and also displayed the stealth Kach fighter jet. This news was definitely sensational enough. Of course, Zhang Zhong wanted to seize the news and report it.

Who would have thought that Mr. Qin would disagree!

"There are many things he can report on, such as Asan's aircraft carrier. Why do he always focus on such trivial matters?" Qin Tao said: "However, it is really not appropriate to pretend that nothing has happened.

Our domestic media can also make a simple inference."

Simple inference?

Xu Zhengyang knew that Qin Tao was going to give a bad idea again.

"For a self-developed fighter aircraft, the engine is the most critical. What engine does the Parthian Kach fighter plane use?" Qin Tao said: "I think there may be three options. The J79 engine of the F4 fighter plane

, the TF30 engine of the F14 fighter jet, and the D30 engine from Lao Maozi.”

Without an engine, everything is in vain. Since Parthia wants to develop its own fighter, it must have a suitable engine.

After being blockaded by the West, Parthia still maintains their fighter fleet. It is no problem to remove the engines from scrapped F4 and F14 fighters and renovate them for use. In addition, D30 engines can also be obtained through other methods.

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Although the D30 engine is mainly used on transport aircraft, its thrust is strong. After adding an afterburner, it can also be used as a power source for fighter jets. For example, the MiG-31 and S-37 all use this engine as power.

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Xu Zhengyang nodded, and just as he was about to say something, his cell phone started ringing.

He picked up the phone, glanced at the text message on it, and then his expression turned grim.

"What's the big deal?" Qin Tao asked calmly.
To be continued...