Not only can it have supersonic cruise capability, but it also has a vector nozzle, this guy has at least reached the standard of the fourth-generation aircraft in terms of power, so an ordinary third-generation aircraft can still accommodate this big Buddha?

"The Yankees are indeed quite extravagant, and after such an excellent power is equipped with a super tomcat, even if it can't reach the super-maneuverable index, it is probably not far off! Moving on to some new designs, I'm here today to hear what the Yankees don't dare to think about. ”

At this time, Yang Hui had already accepted the fact that the US imperialists wanted to build a carrier-based multi-role fighter that was more powerful than the Super Hornet in terms of performance, and since it was already a fact, it was natural that he should accept it, listen more to the Yankees' ideas, and strive to come up with a feasible response plan as soon as possible.

And when it comes to dealing with a fighter, knowing oneself and knowing the other must definitely be there, continue to listen to the introduction

"What is probably not far away, this time the super tomcat is completely equipped with this indicator! According to Grumman's announcement, after uniting with Northrop, when they redesigned the Super Tomcat fighter, they will no longer follow the static stability scheme of the F-14's early design, and use a three-axis four-redundancy digital fly-by-wire flight control and release the static stability, so that this fighter will no longer be limited to interception operations, but also have strong maneuverability from now on. ”

Speaking of which, it reminded Yang Hui of something, the early F-14 really didn't have a fly-by-wire flight control design when it was developed, and the design of relaxing static stability seems to be a design that doesn't exist at all. In this way, although the F-14 can be regarded as a third-generation aircraft, it is probably only a third-generation aircraft with excellent performance in fleet air defense and interception.

If you want to overtake the digital fly-by-wire third-generation aircraft that has relaxed the static stability design in heads-up combat, the new Super Tomcat will definitely need to have a digital fly-by-wire and static instability design, so the Super Tomcat must completely overthrow the fighter from the new design, but due to the design particularity of the F-14, I am afraid that the change sweep wing will be a major obstacle to relaxing the static stability design.

The F-14 is most proud of its variable swept wing design, which gives the aircraft a strong envelope adaptability, but the constantly changing sweep angle in flight will also change the center of gravity of the aircraft, which is definitely a rather difficult challenge when relaxing the static stability design, and the variable swept wing design is more difficult at this time than for fixed-wing aircraft.

But it doesn't mean that the variable-swept wing aircraft can't relax the static stability, otherwise the NATF project can't adopt the variable-swept wing design, it's just that it will be a very difficult challenge, and it will be a lot of time-consuming and labor-intensive when it is developed.

Sitting on the sofa, Yang Hui smiled with a smile on his face: "Very good, it seems that Grumman has invested heavily in the Super Tomcat this time, and the new fighter has probably nothing in common with the old F-14 except for the same F-14 number, so the US Navy is also working hard." ”

"Isn't that it? The Super Tomcat has undergone essential changes in aerodynamics, power, and flight control, and its radar will also be installed with a large-caliber phased array radar from a new design, and the bulky analog electronic equipment designed in the 60s will be completely eliminated in avionics, and the digital glass cockpit will be replaced by a digital glass cockpit. According to Grumman's estimates, the weight reduction of avionics equipment alone can reach 0.6 tons, and a large number of composite materials will be used on the new aircraft to reduce weight to ensure that the weight of the Super Tomcat will not exceed that of the F-14D. ”

Sure enough, it is a wealthy American imperialist, anyway, it is all from the new design, and probably will not be stingy with the cost of avionics and radar, on the whole, this super Tomcat fighter is definitely a design that can make people shine.

With new radar and avionics, can't you do over-the-horizon combat? Obviously, that's okay!

And why is it eye-catching, naturally because according to the design plan of this super Tomcat, the 4S indicators of the fourth-generation aircraft, this guy will meet the standard 3 items, and the rest are available, and there is only a lack of stealth, the most important indicator of the fourth-generation aircraft, which is really laughing.

"Okay, I admit that this is probably the most powerful third-generation aircraft, obviously after the American congressional masters cut the NATF project, the cat party in the US Navy did not give up, and the insect party did not give up, which led to such a strange plan in the end. With the sheep's head of the F-14 and a push of the internal technology of the NATF project stuffed inside, I am afraid that such a design can only be made by a country like the United States. Therefore, the collapse of the Soviet Union has temporarily bathed the whole world in the sunshine of peace, which is a bitter pain for the American army! ”

Yang Hui, who shook his head, of course figured out what this super tomcat is, this is a shell of the US Imperial Navy that used the shell of the F-14 to contain the soul of the NATF after the NATF was cut, but the most important thing about the fourth-generation aircraft is that shell, big brother!

Although the F-117 fighter has only one stealth indicator in the 4S index, it can also be quite successful, and the Super Tomcat does not have the shell of this fourth-generation aircraft, and the soul of the fourth-generation aircraft cannot exert these powers, which has to make people sigh.

A thousand words, gathered at this time, can only shake their heads: "At this time, if I were the commander of the US Navy, I could only describe the mood at this time: The enemy is on Capitol Hill!" ”

"The enemy is on Capitol Hill", what a simple five words, naturally and the republic's "enemy is in the ******" has the same effect. But red. The drastic changes in Eastern Europe, the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and the peace dividends enjoyed by the whole world in the international environment reflect and highlight the bleak atmosphere faced by the US imperialist Navy, the protagonist of this incident, and also lay the groundwork for the decades of chaos in the US Navy's carrier-based aircraft system

The intelligence officer who came to report on the side also smiled: "Mr. Yang is really a wonderful person, the words "the enemy is on Capitol Hill" are really incisive, but then again, the enemy of the US Navy is on Capitol Hill, so isn't our friend also on Capitol Hill?" I think if it's possible, I should send a pennant to the gentlemen on Capitol Hill. ”

In this way, it was obviously the U.S. Navy that replaced the Super Hornet with a more threatening Super Tomcat, which was supposed to be when Yang Hui had a headache, but it turned into a joyful atmosphere, which is really strange! (To be continued.) )