Chapter 856 Higher, Faster

"Hello, Comrade Marshal, hello, Comrade General." The scientific and technological personnel here were obviously very excited to meet the top leaders of the Red Empire. Suslovich, the person in charge of this project at the Mikoyan Design Bureau, said to the people who came.

"Comrades, thank you for your hard work." Andrei said, "How is the progress of our MiG-25 supersonic passenger aircraft project?"

"We have conducted a series of test flights and will soon be finalized." Suslovich said, "Leaders, please come up and inspect."

Originally, the plane was fully fueled and ready to take off, but now, under the inspection of Andre and others, the plane temporarily stopped taking off, and Andre and others stepped into the passenger cabin from the front.

Originally, the passenger cabin was not large due to the size of the aircraft. Entering the cabin through the gangway, you can see a row of passenger seats and a narrow aisle, a total of 7 rows, with a capacity of 7 people. The cockpit is right in front of the cabin, and it has a two-person driving system. "Because it is a passenger plane, we have removed all the equipment needed for combat, and at the same time enlarged the fuselage to provide more space for fuel storage. Our supersonic passenger plane can fly 3,000 kilometers at a speed of Mach 2. As a regional airliner, its performance is outstanding." Suslovich said.

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In terms of performance, it is indeed outstanding. However, in terms of cost-effectiveness, this thing is absolutely useless. The fuel consumption is quite high during supersonic flight, and the engine needs to be overhauled after every 150 hours of flight. Unless it is used as a luxury item for the wealthy who have too much money to spend in pursuit of excitement, it has almost no commercial value.

"How are the sales of our passenger plane?" Andre asked.

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"So far, sales have been good. In addition to those countries in the Middle East, there are also many purchases by wealthy private individuals in the Western world. So far, there have been orders for 30 aircraft," said Suslovich.

Private wealthy people in the Western world? Hearing this, Ustinov, who had just sat down on the chair, asked, "Is it a wealthy person with a military background?"

The MiG-25 is still an absolutely awesome aircraft. The West is extremely afraid of this triple supersonic fighter of the Soviet Union, but at the same time, they are also very envious. Now, the Soviet Union has launched it on the market by transforming it into a business airliner. Many Western private tycoons are buying it. They must have a military background and they want to study Soviet technology!

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The MiG-25 is the only fighter jet in the world that can fly at three times the speed of sound! This type of aircraft has always been very mysterious in the eyes of Westerners. Now that they have this opportunity to study the Soviet fighter technology, it is conceivable that the Western world will be very interested. After all, this business jet has a huge connection with the MiG-25!

"The KGB conducted an investigation and found that some of them were indeed true. So, although they have the intention to purchase, we have no plans to deliver them to them for the time being," said Suslovich.

"In fact, we can sell it to them without any worries." Andre said: "If the Westerners want to learn from our experience in fighter jets, let them learn."

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Andrei's words made Ustinov stunned. After all, this was not like what happened in later generations. Because of Belenkov's defection, the Soviet Union's advanced fighter jets were leaked, which eventually opened up the market and were widely exported.

Until now, this type of aircraft still remains mysterious to the West.

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Andrei smiled and continued, "It would be best if they learn from our experience, use stainless steel to manufacture this fighter, use a turbojet engine, reach three times the speed of sound, and have good combat capabilities. This can also be regarded as our Soviet contribution to improving the world's aviation level."

Ustinov was not a fool. He immediately understood the meaning of Andrei's words. High altitude and high speed were out of date!

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Back then, as designers of fighter planes, they pursued high altitude and high speed, higher and faster, which made them work hard and forget about food and sleep. However, that was only in the 1960s and 1970s, and in the 1980s, these technologies are outdated!

Today's fighter jets are not pursuing a maximum speed, but a maximum cruising speed, especially supersonic cruise capability!

The MiG-25 can also supercruise, but this is achieved by turning on the afterburner of its incredible engine. When supercruising, fuel will be consumed at an alarming rate, and the fighter's combat radius will be greatly reduced. Andre had a lot of fun playing over the island country, but on the way back, he even had to shut down one engine to save fuel and almost couldn't come back.

The latest Soviet fighter planes use turbofan engines with a large bypass ratio, which can achieve supersonic cruise without afterburner, and can reach the battlefield as quickly as possible, which is very advantageous. Moreover, turbojet engines are outdated, and turbofans are king. However, if you want to fly at high speed, you must use a turbojet.

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If the West really treats this business jet as a treasure and restores it into a fighter jet, it will definitely lead the West into the gutter.

This is also one of the reasons why Andre agreed to the export of this type of passenger aircraft, it is a rip off for the Westerners!

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Anyway, the MiG-25 is accelerating its withdrawal from the equipment sequence of the National Air Defense Force, and is being replaced by the Su-27 and MiG-31. There is no need to mention the Su-27. Even the MiG-31, although it is an upgrade based on the MiG-25, has also been substantially changed. The proportion of titanium alloy has been greatly increased, and a turbofan engine has been installed.

The MiG-25 was marketed as a passenger aircraft, which was a good choice, especially when it was sold at a very high price, and the subsequent maintenance would make the Soviet Union a lot of money! The Soviet Union's R-15B-300 engines in stock were also settled!

"In fact, our pursuit of supersonic speed has never stopped." Sitting in the small cabin, Ustinov said to Andrei: "Andrei, since we are here this time, why not let go of the authority and take a look at our faster aircraft."

Hearing Ustinov's words, Andrei was immediately delighted. Although Andrei's current position is very high, because Andrei is usually too busy and is not in charge of equipment work, Andrei is not aware of many secret projects. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union invented a lot of black technologies with practical value! There are many secrets hidden here.