Chapter 853 The Future of MiG-37

Historically, before designing the MiG-1.44, the Mikoyan Design Bureau had actually attempted to develop a stealth fighter.

In 1979, the Soviet Union obtained intelligence that the United States was developing the F117 stealth fighter, and immediately established a stealth fighter development plan code-named Project 90. At that time, the project was assigned to Mikoyan and Sukhoi for design bidding. Sukhoi designed a twin-body aircraft, which ultimately failed to take shape and did not submit a design plan. The Mikoyan Design Bureau designed the MiG-37 fighter, which is almost the same structure as the slide in front of you.

The main wing is arranged in a trapezoidal shape with a slight downward tilt, the vertical tail is tilted 45 degrees, there is no canard, there are two speed brakes on the back, the nose is flat, and it has outstanding high-altitude and high-speed interception performance. At the same time, the engine is placed above the wing, and there is a stealth panel under the tail nozzle, which greatly enhances the stealth performance. In fact, this appearance is somewhat similar to the F-117.

This shape was very avant-garde at the time. It had a tailless layout without a horizontal tail, a medium aspect ratio and sweep angle, good subsonic cruise capability, and was designed with side strips to take into account the control efficiency under large angles of attack. The V-shaped vertical tail had good stealth performance and a huge area, which assisted in providing a certain amount of lift and also protected the RCS of the tail nozzle from the side.

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It is only limited by the flight control technology that it does not use a fully-moving vertical tail, nor does it use rudders as speed brakes. However, the design of the tail nozzle's compressed aspect ratio still takes into account the reduction of omnidirectional RCS. The overall focus is on high-altitude and high-speed interception. It is positioned as an interceptor without paying attention to combat capabilities. Moreover, this fighter was ultimately considered first as an attack aircraft, and then a stealth interceptor.

At the same time, under the modification considerations, the MiG-37 is equipped with lift engines in the middle and rear of the fuselage, which has a strong short-range vertical take-off and landing capability. It is planned that the MiG-37 will be equipped on aircraft carriers.

However, in history, the fate of this aircraft is also sad. This aircraft has always remained on paper. With the technology of the Mikoyan Design Bureau at the time, it was impossible to solve the problem of stealth. Later, due to insufficient funds and the emergence of fourth-generation fighters, the development of the aircraft was stopped.

It can be said that the Mikoyan Design Bureau encountered various difficulties at the beginning, so it focused on plasma stealth, thinking that the appearance of stealth was flashy and impractical. As a result, it took a detour. With the Soviet Union's acquisition of the wreckage of the F-117 and the technology of stealth coating, it was back on the right track.

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In history, due to the extremely difficult financial situation during the development of the MiG-37, the Mikoyan Design Bureau applied to the Soviet government for cooperation with foreign countries in the design of the MiG-37, and was approved by the Soviet government. The Mikoyan Design Bureau proposed cooperation plans with China, Poland, and Cuba, but the high development costs prevented the Mikoyan Design Bureau from obtaining any foreign cooperation.

Now, with the MiG 1.44 project progressing smoothly, the MiG 37 project has long been abandoned. As a result, Alexander has taken it out again! Was it accidentally put in the last one? Of course not!

Now, while Alexander listened humbly to Beliakov's rebuke, he quietly observed General Andrei's expression.

It was General Andre who instructed to develop the foreign trade aircraft. Now, would General Andre be interested in the MiG-37 as the next project of the Super Seven?

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"Well, Comrade Alexander, your consideration makes sense." Andre said: "Right now, the threat of stealth aircraft has not yet been fully manifested. When stealth fighters begin to appear, countries will feel the huge pressure on their air defense systems and there will definitely be a demand for stealth aircraft. For example, there will be a large market in Western Europe."

Western Europe! The direction proposed by Andre made Alexander stunned for a moment. General Andre's appetite was indeed bigger!

Andre certainly knew that it was difficult to develop a third-generation aircraft with Western Europe's scientific research capabilities, especially because they were unwilling to take risks alone due to economic problems, so they could only work in a multi-national alliance. It was normal for them to argue with each other. In the future, Europe jointly developed a Typhoon, but the price was too high. Then, Europe did not have the courage to jointly develop stealth aircraft, and finally, they all bought the cheating F-35 from the United States.

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And now? Europe will certainly have a better choice! Soviet fighters are cheap and good quality with excellent performance!

"Andrei, are you saying that we should sell our fighter jets, stealth fighter jets, to hostile countries?" asked Ustinov on the side.

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Andrei's target was Western Europe, which of course made Ustinov somewhat suspicious.

"Of course they are not our enemies." Andre said, "Just like Argentina, which was once our enemy, but now it has come together with us, right? I can conclude that within ten years, there will definitely be some Western European countries that want to join us. For example, West Germany across from us will be lured over within five years rather than ten years. By then, we can use this foreign trade machine to win them over."

The sense of identity between the two Germanys was originally the strongest, and now East Germany has a clear advantage. After the Berlin Wall was opened, many West German residents chose to settle in East Germany and work. If this continues, West Germany and East Germany will slowly merge and eventually come together.

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In this process, winning over West Germany to participate in a stealth fighter plan would definitely be a big move that would cause a huge uproar!

Unconsciously, Andre's strategic considerations have gradually matured, and every new plan will involve many considerations.

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But now, hearing Andrei talking about winning over Western European countries, Ustinov still had concerns: "But, this is a stealth aircraft after all!"

Stealth aircraft will definitely change the style of future air combat. Countries that own stealth aircraft will have outstanding advantages in air combat. In this case, it would be very dangerous for the Soviet Union to export stealth aircraft.

"Yes, stealth aircraft. At that time, the Americans will definitely not export them. If we export them, it will further deepen the conflict between the United States and Western Europe." Andre said: "To provoke the United States and Western Europe, of course we have to use real things. Our MiG-37 can at least have 50% of the combat power of the MiG 1.44, right?"

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Fifty percent! Andrei's words, of course, have another meaning. After all, the MiG-37 is just a low-end aircraft, which cannot be compared with the MiG-1.44, a project that condenses the efforts of the entire Mikoyan Design Bureau engineers. Therefore, the Soviet Union does not need to be afraid of the spread of this fighter, and just uses this fighter to win over allies!