In 1989, the mainland was preparing to buy a MiG-29 fighter, and when the negotiations were about to be completed, the Soviet comrades secretly revealed that this fighter was not useful, and if it wanted to dominate the airspace, it had to be a "blue lightning".
At that time, our military's fighters all reached a critical moment when they needed to be replaced, especially the neighboring countries such as Japan, which have been equipped with more advanced third-generation aircraft with the support of the US military, and even the other side has become the first third-generation aircraft production site in Asia. After some deliberation, the mainland decided to immediately buy a new batch of fighters from the Soviet Union.
The Soviets unthinkingly recommended the MiG-29 to us, exaggerating the aircraft to the point of being almost omnipotent, even saying that it could compete with the U.S. F-15. If it is true as they say, then the deal is still quite a good deal, although the negotiations went very smoothly, soon to the final stage, but our head of procurement, still want to find an opportunity to verify again, the MiG-29 is not so outstanding as they praised.
Because the economic situation in the Soviet Union was not very good, and a large amount of funds were urgently needed to solve various problems, in order to reach a deal as soon as possible, they had a clever move, invited the Soviet pilots who had fought side by side with the volunteers, and attended the banquet with our procurement group.
Since they are all comrades in arms of life and death, there is nothing to hide, and one of the Soviet veterans suddenly revealed to our person in charge: "The MiG-29 is useless, and if you want to dominate the future airspace, you must be a 'blue lightning'!" ”
The head of the purchasing group suddenly trembled, so to speak, the Soviet Union has better fighters hidden and refuses to sell, then how to do, since you must buy the best, only in this way can the US warplanes be pressed to the ground and rubbed. He immediately used his connections to inquire everywhere, what kind of fighter this "Blue Lightning" was, and how well it performed.
After some careful investigation, he finally learned that the "Blue Lightning" was the Su-27 fighter that had just been installed in the Soviet Air Force, which adopted a more advanced flight control system and aerodynamic design, and was far ahead of the MiG-29 in terms of engine thrust and bomb load, as well as in the combat radius. Obviously, this is the really excellent third-generation machine, and it seems that our purchase this time is none other than it.
Unexpectedly, the Soviet side actually refused, after all, the Su-27 was a treasure of the town house they had carefully carved to deal with NATO, and how could it be easily sold to others. In fact, just two years ago over the Barents Sea, the Su-27 had a head-on confrontation with the P-3B anti-submarine aircraft of the Norwegian Air Force, and because this anti-submarine aircraft gradually approached soviet airspace and returned after the interception of the Su-27, it instantly angered the Soviet pilots who wanted to turn a corner.
After adjusting its posture, the Su-27 suddenly accelerated through the abdomen of the P-3B anti-submarine aircraft, and its vertical tail was like a sharp steel knife, easily cutting the right side of the anti-submarine engine into a neat and large opening, and one of the broken propeller blades was directly inserted into the P-3B fuselage, and smoke immediately billowed from the tail.
The P-3B anti-submarine aircraft dropped more than three thousand meters in an instant, until the last moment of the imminent crash, it was successfully leveled under the desperate rescue of the crew, and the Norwegians were worried that the Su-27 would kill another carbine, and could only return home with a trembling moment. It was truly a thrilling day, and norwegians were much more honest after that, never daring to visit the Soviet Union easily.
The Su-27 became famous as a result of this battle, which shows that its strength is indeed extraordinary.
Since the Soviet side was unwilling to provide it, our purchasing group decided to return home immediately. However, the Soviets did not intend to give up, and a year later they invited our purchasing group again to enjoy the miG-29 air show, trying to strengthen our confidence and goodwill in the fighter. So in front of everyone's attention, the MiG-29 went straight into the sky, and several cool flight maneuvers quickly attracted a round of applause.
Just as the MiG-29 was about to fly low, it suddenly lost control, like an iron knot, and slammed down the runway, and before the audience could react, the MiG-29 had already been unexpectedly destroyed. The Soviet army originally wanted to facilitate the deal through a wonderful air show, but it did not expect that it would make everyone break out in a cold sweat.
Obviously, the reliability of the MiG-29 was so problematic that even the Soviet Air Force itself could not look up to it, let alone a big customer like us. At the following dinner, our personnel did not talk about the MiG-29, not even the procurement, but talked about the passionate years of fighting side by side.
The more we did this, the more panicked the Soviets became, who thought that this failed air show had made us completely abandon our plan to purchase fighter jets. After some intense internal discussions, at the last moment of the group's return, they finally agreed to sell the Su-27. The Su-27 is a single-seat twin-engine all-weather heavy fighter, using a large amount of titanium alloy to build a fuselage, with a fly-by-wire control system, can climb to an altitude of 18,000 meters, is a real star third-generation aircraft that can compete with the F-15.
Through the unremitting efforts of the purchasing team, we finally succeeded in obtaining the Su-27 fighter and the corresponding production line, so that our pilots did not fall behind in the confrontation with the US fighter. Do you think that's the end of it? Of course not, the person in charge of procurement knows very well that "it is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish", and only by mastering the ability to develop advanced fighters can they continue to innovate, which is also the real long-term way.
Therefore, he wasted no time in proposing to the Soviet side: "Since the production line of the Su-27 fighter has been bought, why not send us the design drawings as well!" ”
Unexpectedly, the Soviet side did not hesitate to agree, and the design drawings pulled back from them were piled up all over the warehouse, which was really full of sweat. These precious materials have played a crucial role in the development of our own advanced fighters, and have also cultivated a whole generation of aviation science and technology talents for us, after all, standing on the shoulders of giants can fly higher and faster, and now, we have surpassed Russia in many aspects of the aviation field, and the future is promising for #war ##头条看世界 #
