When they saw the MiG-29 for the first time, everyone was full of expectations, and in their eyes, this aircraft was quite advanced! Just by looking at the styling, you can know how advanced its aerodynamic layout is, and then look at its high-thrust engine, look at its fire control system, and you will know that it is the best of the three generations.

But now, when asked about the range, everyone immediately felt a burst of frustration, you know, the current air force, for the big range is quite important, this is also from the experience learned from the West, not to mention, take the Pakistan Air Force as an example, from the domestic order of fighters, in the requirements, the range is a hard indicator, even, even if there is one less artillery, more fuel.

And now, what about the fighters of the Soviets? It is absolutely unacceptable that the combat radius is only a few hundred kilometers.

Of course, this is just a general statement, different combat missions, the combat radius of the corresponding fighter is also different, reaching the target at high altitude, returning at high altitude, and reaching the target at low altitude, this value will be several times different, for example, the most urgent situation, has been flying with afterburner, then the difference is even more, so this target is only a general value, to be discussed in specific situations.

However, now the other party said in general terms, it must also be said in a big way, saying that it is big, it is only a range of 500 kilometers, if the conditions are more harsh, then it must be only a hundred kilometers? This is about the same as J-6?

Seeing General Lin's stunned expression, General Marokov spoke: "Our fighter originally belonged to battlefield air defense, what is the use of having a long range?" Your current way of fighting is still the same as ours, right? How much range is needed for ground air defense? ”

Marokov's words made General Lin immediately understand that now, the Soviet Union still pursues this point of view, their air force is divided into different defense zones, each air force is responsible for a defense zone, under the guidance of ground radar operations, in this way, there is no need for a large range at all, and they will definitely not be like the Western Air Force, which often runs thousands of kilometers over long distances, this is beyond their ability, they will not consider it at all.

In this case, for them, such a range is enough, but what about their own side, is it enough?

It's definitely not enough.

With the opening of the country and the world, the horizons of the domestic air force are constantly broadening, and everyone is aware of the importance of offensive air defense, the important role of modern fighters with a long range, and the increase in the range of fighters, then the air defense range of the same base will be expanded, the number of fighters needed will be reduced, the number of air forces will be reduced, and the quality of the air force will be improved, which is very important.

The year before last, during the National Day military parade, the supreme leader announced to the whole world that he would disarm 1 million troops in order to reduce the number of troops, improve the quality of the army, and improve the combat effectiveness of the army.

The Air Force needs long-range fighters! Whether it is self-developed or imported, this is a hard indicator, who would have thought that the current MiG-29 is still short-legged!

"The design of this fighter does not take into account the ability to have a large range at all." At this moment, Qin Feng got down from the cockpit, although when he just sat in, Qin Feng was very excited, and the feeling of being high made Qin Feng feel very proud, but after all, there were a lot of people who came, and there were other people who wanted to go in and feel it, so Qin Feng came down.

After coming down, he came to the back and met with a few other people, and when he heard that it was a big voyage, Qin Feng immediately analyzed it, the range of this fighter could not be high.

After circling the plane twice, Qin Feng could see it clearly.

"Look, this plane looks beautiful, if you look at it from behind, you can see it more clearly, its overall structure, it can be said that it is a thin lifting body in the middle plus wings on both sides, and then two engines are hung down, this is the layout."

From the initial amazement, to the current calm analysis, Qin Feng analyzed, that is the head of the way, if you want the aircraft to have a large range, you need to have a large fuel tank, but what, MiG-29 In addition to the nose and pilot's compartment, the whole aircraft does not have a thick space to accommodate a large fuel tank!

"Originally, there was a larger position at the wing root, but there is an auxiliary air intake here, which takes up most of the space in the side wing, so there is less oil inside."

Don't just look at the air intake, the air intake passes, and the airflow channel, these precious spaces, without fuel, are wasted.

That's right, in Qin Feng's eyes, it's a waste, a proper waste, the place that should have been accommodated for fuel is now vacant, look at people in Pakistan, in order to put more fuel, I'd rather have one less aircraft gun, and then look at the Soviet MiG-29, it's just a tyrannical thing, I don't think fuel is the most useful at all.

Qin Feng's words made the Xiong people present surprised for a while, this person is a pilot or an aircraft designer, how can he see it clearly at a glance?

"Are you an aircraft designer?" Finally, someone asked him.

"No, I'm a test pilot."

Test pilot? I see, the vision of test pilots is very poisonous, many times, they know more about aircraft than aircraft designers, I didn't expect that China also has such excellent test pilots.

For some reason, Qin Feng's heroic deeds were kept secret and not known to the outside world, and this was the first contact with the Soviets, so it was understandable that everyone did not know Qin Feng.

"Our MiG-29 has only three wing fuel tanks, a central wing tank and two wing fuel tanks. It doesn't have a lot of oil inside, so what do you think you need to do to increase the fuel? Marokov asked, he asked like this, which means that he already attaches great importance to Qin Feng, and Qin Feng's vision is too unique.

"I'm just guessing, if you want to increase the fuel, you have to change the nose, either thicker or longer." Qin Feng said with a smile.

Its fuselage is barely able to carry fuel, so what range does it have? If you want to increase the fuel in the plane, there are only two ways.

One is to thicken the fuselage behind the pilot, make a hunchback, and store more fuel, Qin Feng doesn't know, it won't take a few years, the MiG-29**T will be done like this, this is also the last struggle of the Mikoyan Design Bureau, but unfortunately it is useless, it is still not sold, and in the end the entire design bureau is gone.

The other is to elongate, put radar in the nose, the cockpit accommodates the pilot, and what about the back, if the back is elongated, isn't that okay?

As for Qin Feng's suggestion, it is the Su-27!