During Andropov's reign, the aging and rigid style was eliminated. Andropov promoted the establishment of the cadre retirement system. A large number of old guys who had been squatting in their posts for decades left their posts and enjoyed their old age. The newly promoted officials were all officials who had undergone strict assessments. Not to mention anything else, at least in the Uzbek crackdown on corrupt officials, even the top leader of the franchise republic was shot and a large number of people were shot. The bad habits of the past were completely suppressed.

The Soviets are revitalized, and the people are full of energy. The previous system of big pot rice is gone. In an ordinary factory, the evaluation system of every worker will be implemented. If you are passive and lazy, you will be cleared by the factory.

The whole country is booming and the pace of all kinds of work is very fast.

Now, on the third day after Andrei returned to Moscow, Andrei came to the base of Zhukovsky Gromov Flight Experimental Institute in the suburbs of Moscow. Here, the chief engineers of the three design bureaus reported again with their plans.

Seeing Andre attending the meeting, Simonoff, who walked in, was immediately delighted: "General Andre, I am very happy to see you."

Andre nodded, there was no denying that at this time, he could not communicate too much with Simonov, otherwise the other two companies would feel that they were suspected of favoritism.

As the leader in the production of Soviet aircraft, the first one was introduced by Belyakov, the chief designer of the Mikoyan Design Bureau.

When the slide projector turned on, the product drawings of Migoyang Design Bureau appeared on the screen. Seeing this drawing, Andrei felt his eyelids shaking slightly.

This plan is almost the same as the one I saw in the Migoyang Design Bureau! In other words, the Migoyang Design Bureau did not absorb its own opinions! It seems that they are really stubborn!

"The appearance of our fighter is based on the recommendations of the Central Fluid and Pneumatic Research Institute. It uses a full-movement duck-type layout to relax static stability, improve structural strength and improve lift coefficient. Various solutions allow our fighter to have excellent maneuverability and fully meet the requirements of our fifth-generation aircraft." Belyakov said.

"How do you deal with the invisibility problem with this product from you?" Andrei asked.

"We will use a lot of composite materials on the body to reduce the reflected radar waves," said Belyakov. "Then, coupled with the newly developed stealth coating, can greatly improve the stealth performance of our fighter jet. At the same time, we also provide enough space for future plasma stealth equipment."

After the wreckage of f-117 was brought back to the Soviet Union, professional institutions immediately imitated the coating, and so far, the progress has been smooth.

Belyakov did not change the overall design of the fighter jet. Even if it was denied by Andre last time, Belyakov still did not change his original intention. Even if there are living examples now, the US F-117 has fully possessed actual combat capabilities and can knock on Soviet airspace anytime and anywhere!

"But if we rely solely on such slight changes, stealth performance will not meet our requirements." Andre said: "During the last Iraq War, American stealth aircraft could fly in our sky without any scruples. We simply did not have the ability to discover them. The radar reflection area of ​​their aircraft was around 0.01 square meters. I doubt our current design."

The tall vertical tail and exposed air intake are all huge electromagnetic reflection sources. To be fair, this aircraft will indeed be an agile fighter with unparalleled maneuverability, but its stealth will definitely not be too high.

"We believe after research that if we adopt a similar shape to the f-117, although it can significantly reduce the radar reflection area, it will cause a serious decrease in maneuverability. The most important thing about our fighter is that it has strong maneuverability, so we cannot modify our current design." Belyakov said.

Belyakov explained to Andre that the f-117 is stealthy enough, so what's the use? What we need is not an attack aircraft that cannot even fly supersonics, but a fighter aircraft!

In response to this, Andre could only shake his head. The change in concepts really cannot be solved in a day or two.

Belyakov continued to introduce the aircraft. Now, all kinds of drawings have been drawn. If the senior management determines to use the Mikoyan Design Bureau's plan, they will be sure to build the first prototype within two years and let it fly into the sky within five years!

After hearing this introduction, Andrei seemed to understand that the Migoyang Design Bureau was unwilling to modify the plan on a large scale, probably because of the progress issue! They did not want to push it back and waste more time.

Because, Sukhoi Design Bureau has come from behind!

After the introduction of the Mikoyan Design Bureau was completed, Simonov continued to show his plan.

When the slide picture was drawn up, Andre was delighted. In history, when the Sukhoi Design Bureau was competing, it came up with a forward sweep wing solution, which also focused on mobility and ignored stealth. And now? The Sukhoi Design Bureau took out almost like the T-50 project in later generations, like a flattened Su-27!

Especially the vertical tail tilt, similar to the f-22, and the butterfly wing is the final outcome after various compromises. In terms of the nose, it is also similar to the diamond-shaped nose of the f-22. The overall shape can also show the shadow of Su-27.

"The design of our fighter jet has been inspired by General Andre, especially the models given to us by General Andre, which has benefited a lot." Simonov said: "We did not use the latest duck aerodynamic layout given by the Central Fluid Research Institute. We used a conventional layout plan, and the entire aircraft is still a lift body. After all, we are best at this layout. We have undergone complex wind tunnel testing and electromagnetic reflection testing. Based on our existing shapes, plus the newly developed stealth coating can meet the requirements of stealth, and at the same time, it also reduces the difficulty of our research and development. As for the maneuverability of fighters, we believe that the capabilities of the Liurika Saturn Design Bureau can provide us with a new generation of thrust vector engines. With these technologies, the maneuverability of our fighter jets can surpass the existing Su-27 series fighter jets." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!