Hearing Koneshev's introduction, he immediately estimated the performance in his heart, and Long Yun thought that the air combat thrust-to-weight ratio of the light yellow fighter in front of him might reach 1.3, which was a pretty good result. In addition, he also felt that the thrust vector control system he had seen for the first time in the parallel world was bright, even if it was only installed on the project verification machine, at least it showed that the AL-31F-M2 already had basic usability.

To Viktor's question, Koneshev's answer can be described as confident:

"Yes, the integration with the flight controller has been preliminarily completed, the simulation test has also been done, and the next step is the actual measurement of the relevant flight subjects, and by the way, it is also necessary to explore and optimize the control rate."

Having probably introduced the design of the "deeply improved" Su-27, quite confidently clasped his hands on his chest, Sergei Koneshev looked at the ready demonstrator with great ambition, and was responsible for this improvement plan, obviously the designer's self-evaluation was quite good; Next, taking out a stack of printing materials from the cowhide bag he brought with him, he showed the overall state parameters of the improved Su-27 among the trump cards in front of him.

"Comrade Rezenov, please take a look at the original design of the project,"

Although he was in charge of the military project, there was no need to keep it secret in front of Viktor, who came to investigate, Koneshev looked at Mikhail Simonov, who was always silent next to him, and then opened the materials in his hand and showed the corresponding part of the table to Long Yun's eyes:

"Due to a certain reduction in the overall size, even after the strengthening of the airframe, the use of the improved Su-27 with a reduction in empty weight is obvious, and when the AL-31F-M2 engine is installed, it will be about 15.6 tons.

Other than that. The improved model will have a slight increase in in-flight fuel capacity. Although it is not as good as the 11,500 kilograms of the M type. But more than 10,000 kilograms is no problem. Then, in this case, it should be no problem to calculate the thrust-to-weight ratio of air combat, reaching about 1.35, and the agility of the airframe has also been greatly improved; As for the more detailed flight characteristics, there is no envelope diagram yet, but in fact, we can have more optimistic expectations, what do you think? ”

Probably having said these two sentences, it concisely summarizes the capabilities of the "deep improvement" of the Su-27. Raising his hand to grab the messy hair, Sergei Koneshev's eyes lit up, and he tilted his head a few times to look at his proud work, as if to consider the next comment, and then spoke slowly:

"As for the project model, the previous 'improved T-10S' was a bit awkward, and since it has been carried out to the stage of proving the machine, my personal opinion is that it might as well be named Su-27M2."

"Ah, I said Sergey, what. Do you still think it's inappropriate to name it Su-35? ”

Anatoly Simonov, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally clapped his hands and joined in. This old man, who faded out of the front-line work of the design bureau and specialized in project coordination and public relations, seemed to be a little helpless about Koneshev's persistence, "What kind of feelings is this, the previous Su-30 is like this, anyway, our fighters are the same, haha!" Still worried that others won't recognize you? ”

"However, Simonov seniors, I have always believed that our work is to improve the Su-27, and it seems that there is no need to add new models in this regard."

"Well, that sounds reasonable. But on the other hand, Sergey, you want to put into production a new model, then my opinion is also reasonable, at the moment of the big war, it is not impossible to provide new models of fighters for the front-line troops, and use the 'Su-35S/P', it is about the psychology of the pilots, have you thought of it? Ha ha. ”

After saying a few words, and without continuing to discuss the improvement of the Su-27M2 with his subordinates, Simonov put his hands in his coat pockets, smiled and nodded to the lieutenant general, and walked away on his own, looking for the person in charge of the plant to arrange the next lunchtime activities.

And Sergei Koneshev, who was standing in place, was still immersed in the excitement of introducing the facelifted fighter at this time, and he was still talking while guiding Long Yun to continue the visit:

"Ah, Comrade Rezenov, numbering or something is actually a trifle.

Regarding the Su-27M2, if there are no problems with the N011 and the R-77, then I can say with great confidence that this deeply improved model, although it cannot match the American YF-22, is better than other enemy aircraft that appear on the battlefield, and there is no problem at all.

In this regard, our test pilot Comrade Viktor Pugachev was of the same opinion, Comrade General, do you know that highly skilled young man?

Uh-of course, in front of you, the word 'highly technological' must not be abused, so let me say from another angle, with the technical information we currently have, the advantages of the electronic system of the F-15C, or F-15E, which are heavily equipped by the Americans, still exist, but if you consider the one-to-one comparison of strength, the flight performance of the Su-27M2, including the thrust-to-weight ratio in the traditional sense, is no longer at a disadvantage, except for the maximum level flight speed has decreased, the rest ......"

Based on the Sukhoi Design Bureau's comprehensive analysis of the F-15 fighter, the rival of the "project T-10S", Koneshev quickly persuaded the lieutenant general of the aviation forces in front of him to talk eloquently in the brightly lit hangar.

Of course, this kind of persuasion, in fact, is just a personal feeling of the designer, Long Yun from the real world is very clear about the comprehensive performance of the "Eagle", he can be sure that after a cursory look at the technical information in his hand, he can be sure that the Su-27M2 has undergone deep improvements, even if the appearance looks little different from the standard Su-27S, but it can already be called a new fighter, and the performance has finally achieved the predetermined goal of the "T-10S" project that year, that is, "in order to counter the air threat of US imperialism, The performance of the new generation of fighters must be fully suppressed by the F-15".

"Total suppression of the F-15", this resonant slogan, echoing in the ears of members of the Soviet Military Commission, officials of the Ministry of Aviation Industry and heads of design bureaus, also illustrates how difficult the defenders of the sky of the Red Reich used to be.

For the front-line pilots of the huge Soviet Union, the Su-27 was born after more than ten years of operating in the shadow of the F-15, but if we put aside a subjective factor evaluation, the Su-27's comprehensive performance, which is limited in many aspects, has not achieved a clear advantage over the F-15 - except for the complete superiority of the internal fuel range, among the many factors that determine the comprehensive combat capability of the fighter, the flight performance of the Su-27 is comparable to that of the F-15, but the electronic system is much behind, If it weren't for the fact that the AIM-7M and AIM-9L weapon systems equipped with the F-15 were inferior to the R-27R/T and R-73 combinations, it is conceivable that the confrontation exchange ratio between the two would still be unfavorable to Sukhoi.

This qiē comparison and consideration, having dealt with Su-27 series fighters in both worlds, Long Yun certainly knows it.

However, this morning, hearing Sergei Koneshev's words, the deeply improved Su-27M2 already has a comprehensive combat power superior to the "Eagle", on the one hand, he is happy, on the other hand, he is not without regret to think that in the context of the current all-out war, take a look at the IAPO, and maybe KnAAPO production arrangements, you will know how the future of the M2 model will be, this facelifted Su-27 with excellent paper performance may not have the opportunity to be mass-produced, It will not soar in the sky of a world war.

He wasted no time in proposing this to the designer, to which Koneshev complained:

"Isn't it, Comrade General! That's a real bad feeling.

From my observation of the situation, this worldwide war will not end anytime soon, and the Americans, once they want to go to war, it will not be so easy to subdue; Then it is clear that the performance improvement of the M-type is not significant, and the N011 is the biggest gain, but to say that the overall performance is superior to the F-15, I don't think it is enough.

That's why I've always advocated completing the M2 test project as much as possible," Koneshev pointed to the Su-27M2 prototype a little further away, "The structural stress project has now been completed, and a prototype has been spent for it, and the progress is close to the mass production process; However, as soon as I mentioned mass production, Simonov's predecessors objected, believing that our priority now is to coordinate the IAPO and do a good job in the mass production scheduling of Su-27 and Su-24 fighters.

Well, as a designer, I still feel a little sorry about this, what do you think? ”

"You're saying that you don't support mass production of the M2?"

As a traverser, he is very concerned about the outcome of the war he is currently experiencing, and Long Yun originally hoped that the Su-27M2 in front of him could be put into production as soon as possible, after all, under the pressure of the war, the Red Empire is certainly seizing the time to update its weapons and equipment, and the Americans on the other side of the ocean cannot be idle; Now hearing Koneshev say this, he raised his eyebrows in confusion, and then cautiously put forward his own opinion:

"Well, I don't know much about the aviation industry, but if you think about it, will it be because of the change to the 'deeply improved' Su-27M2 that will affect the production plans of the aviation industry complex?"

"There must be some impact, but on the flip side, if you don't adjust the production line as soon as possible, how can you provide better performance fighters?

Looking at the reports of the open media, since we now occupy a certain battlefield advantage, why not seize the time and take advantage of this opportunity to complete the post-project work of the M2 type, pass the guò acceptance, and then enter mass production. (To be continued......)