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On a ballistic trajectory

Article from Popular Mechanics

November 2007


With a light hand journalists aircraft Sukhoi forwardswept wing recorded a prototype fifth-generation fighter. But it was a different, unique project, Russian Navy Fighter.


By the 1970s, the Soviet Union one of the latest in the world come to the conclusion that it is impossible to consider themselves a maritime power, with no aircraft carriers. Soviet large ASW ships with a small number of aircraft vertical takeoff and landing does not count. So in 1977 the Soviet Union, the work on the design of heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser (actually these are the aircraft carriers) projects 1143.5, 1143.6 and 1143.7. The scale and cost of the work to create a full-fledged aircraft carrier and carrier-based aircraft for him except that experts compare to the first atomic bomb project or launch a man into space. It is not surprising that the first ships were "raw". In particular, it was clear that at the time of descent of the stocks of the first Soviet aircraft carrier project in 1143, "Admiral Kuznetsov" carrier-based catapult for domestic aircraft will not be ready. At best, they managed to descend the first Soviet nuclear aircraft carrier "Ulyanovsk" - it planned to install two steam catapults to launch aircraft Yak-44 AEW. Anyway, the work of catapults in our northern latitudes, with the constant freezing of vapor in serious doubt. Therefore, the first Soviet aircraft carrier - "Admiral Kuznetsov" and "Varangian" - decided to use an original idea - take off an aircraft with a special ski-ramp. They say that once the international arms exhibition deputy general designer Oleg Sukhoi Samoilovych asked, and what, in fact, the curvature of the surface of the ramp. "This is the main secret of the Soviet aircraft carrier" - was the answer. Only managed to elicit it the third-order curve. When the aircraft leaves the ramp, it is in an ideal angle of attack at a speed of 180-200 km / h (Su-27). The ramp was so successful that it took off and other previously sensitive "land" Aircraft: MiG-29K and Su-25. Theoretically, a ramp-jump can fly any aircraft takeoff weight.
 

Will be only one


The choice of the main deck of the Soviet aircraft - almost a detective story. 
To understand it, you need to decide what the main deck aircraft. For this we need to answer, but what a Soviet aircraft carrier, and what problems it solves. The U.S. aircraft carrier - first of all strike the ship, where the fighters are of secondary importance antiaircraft cover. The basis of the same groups - the two wings of a shock attack aircraft and attack aircraft. In the Soviet aircraft carrier took part of a giant ship with the main task of air defense protection of naval forces from air attacks. First of all - a deployment area submarines in the Arctic Ocean. Why - do not ask us. Although, let us be fair, work began on the deck and modification of our basic Su-25. Were also developing the missing elements of the deck aviation rescue helicopters and planes airborne early warning (AEW) Yak-44E, ideologically repeating American E-2C "Hawkeye".But the main intrigue was the fact which of the two aircraft - Su-27 or MiG-29 - take the main place on an aircraft carrier. U.S. aircraft carrier has a displacement of about 90 000 tonnes and can carry about 100 aircraft. The initial project involved a Soviet standard displacement of 55,000 tons (which is determined by the size of the largest stocks of Black Sea Shipyard in Nikolayev} and 52 aircraft on board (18 Su-27s, 18 MiG-29 and 16 Ka-27, including three radar picket helicopter and two search and rescue). MiG-29K had to defend our ships from air attack in the near field and destroy enemy surface ships, and Su-27K - to provide air defense for long-distance lines. But it was later decided to reduce the number of types aircraft on the deck - in the end the fighter had to be left alone. Logically, should win a multi-purpose MiG-29 because it more compact, which is important for carrier-based aircraft. To win a competitor, the Su-27 made ​​the folding wings. MiG responded in kind, maintaining leadership in the compact. "Dry", trying to reduce the size, permanently moved the axis of folding of the wing to the fuselage, until they started to hang the ends of the wings folded roof hangar deck. We considered the options and do exotic schemes with two axes of folding. It was suggested that even left wing neskladyvaemoe folding fins in a horizontal position, allowing the aircraft stored above each other on the shelves in the form of a giant sandwich! But finally folded its wings, so much so that after it had folded and horizontal tail sticking out!

During tests on the deck of the "Admiral Kuznetsov" sit down and Su-27 and MiG-29s, and even the Su-25. Nevertheless, won the Su-27, primarily due to a strong breakdown as a general constructor "Sukhoi" Mikhail Simonov. (A role played here an incident with retraction of the MiG-29K deck - paralay) . Just note that the Indians have chosen for its MiG-29 aircraft carrier.
 

Plane


Development of a deck aircraft will not be reduced to simple installation mechanism of folding wings and arrester hook. In fact, the whole car re-redesign. This is primarily due to hardening of the aircraft due to increased landing loads. Neutral plane approach (glide level) at an angle of 3 °, followed by alignment to almost 0 °, the deck - at an angle of 4 ° without alignment, which means 2-3 times the rate of descent. The specialists have a more accurate term - the shock landing. That after her plane was not broken into pieces, you want to strengthen his entire frame, as well as make other gear - even in photographs it is clear that they are visually larger than the standard.Nose landing deck of the Su-27K two-wheel instead of the standard single-wheel. It is necessary to strengthen the nacelle. The list is endless. Logical outcome - increasing the take-off weight. In order to somehow save the takeoff performance, had put forward a horizontal tail - the first time on the series of Soviet machine, to strengthen the mechanization of the wing - instead of two-piece set flapperona odnoschelevoy (since increased to 45 ° inclination angle), flaps and ailerons hang. As a result, even potyazhelevshaya car went from the ramp at a speed of 147-149 km / h without drawdown. 
Although the tanks were located, even in parts of the rotary wing fuel for a long patrol lacked - for the Su-27K, for the first time in the Su-27, in-flight refueling boom became standard equipment. As a result, according to aircraft designers, "the plane turned out gorgeous."
 

Ship's modified


Almost all the laurels and, respectively, and orders for the aircraft departed the fourth generation of the "dry". So unofficially considered that the development of fifth generation fighter - the project I-90 (fighter-1990s) - should be without competition to give Miguev to somehow keep parity among aircraft manufacturers. Then Simon came up with an asymmetric response - he agreed with the shipbuilders to order a deck fifth-generation fighter! 
first Soviet aircraft to aircraft carriers were made, as are the aircraft carriers, in an emergency procedure and were essentially maritime adaptation of the usual "ground" of fighters and attack aircraft. Meanwhile, the aircraft carrier - a much more long-lived type of weapons than aircraft.His life (30-50 years) is determined primarily by obsolescence and life cycle of the aircraft - 25-30 years. Therefore, as a rule, aircraft carriers for his life time to survive the change of 2-3 generations of aircraft that are in the world designed specifically for aircraft carriers. It was clear that Soviet aircraft carriers, which were planned to build a mass-produced, in 15-20 years will require replacement of the Su-27K deck, and Simon just such an aircraft will be! This fighter was supposed to make its first flight in 1995 and to date do utmost to adopt many of the Soviet aircraft carrier. 
To specifically not to advertise this ambitious project, the aircraft received the designation Su-27km (ship modified), although in common with the Su-27 had There was only one element - the canopy pilot.


Naval aviation


Because seriously increase the size of aircraft carriers was not planned, the aircraft were brought against the universal claims: he was to serve as an interceptor and strike aircraft, that is to be versatile. This meant the continued increase in weight - the unit produces a heavy, with a maximum takeoff weight under 40 tons In addition there was no certainty that at the time of its appearance will be solved the problems with domestic catapults, which means he will have to take off the ramp. In aerial combat, he had to surpass the main sea competitor - American F-14D SuperTomcat. The plane was originally designed with the technology "Stealth", so all the weapons load was placed inside the fuselage, and the keels were "overwhelmed" by mouth. 
The plane immediately established as a ship's engine (note that for the first time in the USSR), so it was a lot of pure sea washes. For example, a capsule. Statistics combat naval aviation showed that the pilot died in the first day of being in the water, so the problem of saving a simple ejection seat did not solve. The detachable airtight cabin Su-27km rescued the pilot, even when separated at a depth of 10 meters and can support livelihoods pilot about three days. For better withstand stresses during maneuvering back pilot seat was tilted back 30 °, 17 ° against a conventional aircraft. Operated the same aircraft had a joystick installed on the right. Provided for rotating the vertical plane nozzle. In general, the plane was produced enviable. There remained, however, a nearly unsolvable problem - how to take it all in the air without a catapult?
 

Knees ago


Coined have not been previously used method - the ballistic take-off. Its meaning is that the plane was coming off a ramp and fly like a thrown stone, on a ballistic trajectory. However, unlike the stone, working with afterburner engines. After reaching the peak of the trajectory, the plane starts to "squander" down, and the drawdown of up to 15 m from the top of the path, but at the expense of increasing the speed and very high angle of attack of the wing "picks up" the car, and a descending branch of the trajectory, at around the cut ramps, ballistic trajectory returns to normal flight with a climb. The problem was that with this launch ramp at the gathering with the wing came out to high angles of attack, flow separation occurred and the plane just fell into the water. The yield was one - forward-swept wing, which allows the output to high angles of attack without stalling the threat. In "Dry" has already had experience in the design of the lung (20 tonnes), single-engine fighter with the wings - a project of C-22. This project was brought to the stage of design, was released a set of working documents, which is then absorbed in the basket.It was believed that on this project to perfection Simonov "skated" technology-swept wing. 
In this configuration, the wing appeared and an additional plus. Ideally, with the folding of the wing it should "break" the technological joint. However, the Su-27km evolved wing is not perpendicular to the fuselage, as with all decked aircraft of the traditional schemes, and forward as the ears in a dog-sheep-dog, which is possible only in the presence of forward-swept wing.

 

Application of the Su-wing swept 27km had the following advantages:


• increase aerodynamic efficiency when maneuvering at low speeds 
• high lift over the wing straight sweep 
• increased flight range subsonic 
• better control at subsonic speed 
• reduced landing distance 
• lower stall speed 
• Improved performance antispin 
• Increased interior volume Airframe

 

What is a forward-swept wing


In order to answer the question why the reverse sweep of the wing, you need to explain why do I need to sweep. The fact is that when driving at speeds of flight over 450 km / h in normal air resistance, which is proportional to the square of the velocity starts to be blended and wave resistance. Without going into the wilds of gas dynamics, explain that the impedance - the result of energy consumption for the formation of shock waves in supersonic gas flows. The question arises: why impedance appears already at 450 km / h, while the speed of sound in air about 1190 km / h? It's simple: the flight and at speeds much lower than the speed of sound, some streams of air can flow around the airframe at supersonic speeds. Wave resistance sharply increases as the speed of the aircraft to the speed of sound, several times higher than the resistance associated with friction and the formation of vortices. Its maximum impedance is reached at low supersonic speeds (so-called shock stall) and then begins to decrease gradually. Characteristic impedance depends not only on speed but also on the shape of the body. So, highly swept wing to help fight it with the wave resistance. 
But the swept wing has one major drawback: a relatively small angle of attack occurs at the ends of the stall (end effect swept wing), which leads to a decrease in lift. At an air show in the performance of modern fighter aerobatics you can see the white stripes that extend from the ends of the wings. This is not smoke and vapor trail, staying at disrupting the flow at the end of the wing. A further increase in angle of attack maneuvering leads to the spread of flow separation around the wing, loss of controllability of the aircraft stall and spin. This problem solved in different ways - for example, establishing special ridges on the wings, which prevented the spread of failure of the wing. Wing forwardswept partially devoid of this disadvantage. Firstly, there is no tip stall, and thus the lift it higher. Secondly, the flow separation at high angles of attack in such a wing appears first in the wing root, without affecting the ailerons, leaving the aircraft operated.But it is not so simple. When you create a forward-swept wing having challenges, primarily related to the divergence of the elastic (and quite simply - with a twist of the subsequent destruction of the wing). Blown tubes in supersonic wings made ​​of aluminum and steel alloys, even destroyed. Attempts to increase the rigidity of the wing, which has a traditional metal construction, have led to an unacceptable increase in weight. 
Only in the 1980s, there were composite materials, which allowed to deal with twisting. This technology has been applied to two experimental aircraft X-29, built by U.S. company Grumman Aircraft Corporation and tested at Edwards base in California from 1984 to 1992. Tests showed that the forward-swept wing provides a significant increase in aerodynamic maneuvering, especially at low speeds, greater than a straight wing sweep, lift, and hence the greater relative capacity, and increase the flight range at subsonic due to the smaller of the balancing resistance, better handling at low subsonic velocities (and, consequently, improved takeoff and landing characteristics), lower stall speed in a tailspin. According to American experts, the replacement aircraft for F-16 wing to wing conventional reverse sweep was supposed to lead to an increase in the angular velocity of rotation at 14%, and the combat range of 34%. In this case the landing distance is reduced by 35%. However, further experiments did not get. Moreover, Grumman lost all contests to the promising fighter for the USAF. 
big fan of the forward-swept wing has been chief designer Mikhail Simonov, Sukhoi Design Bureau. The failure of the Grumman to bid did not stop the designer - it was too great benefits promised a new wing in case of success. Especially since the main drawback was known X-29 - unacceptable aerodynamic buffeting. It arose when two of the impinging vortex flows: one with the sock wing, the other - with okolofyuzelyazhnyh sag. Defeat shaking X-29 Simonov counted with deflected leading edge of the wing leading edge.
 

Fly in the Ointment
 

In general, the plane has the ideal. There was only one "but." The fact that withstand enormous pressure on bending experienced by the forward-swept wing, the wing can only performed on composite technology with the use of carbon fiber, which fought with the twisting winding through directional carbon fiber. The main drawback of this material - its Non-Repair. Carbon fiber break can not be eliminated, and it leads to fundamental changes in material properties.Therefore, the damaged carbon fiber components always have to be replaced entirely, as in racing cars "Formula 1". Bullet and shrapnel holes in the combat aircraft, usually quickly buried in the ground. MiG-25, made ​​of steel, allows even the usual brew of damage by electric welding.Theoretically, a damaged carbon fiber wing Su-27km could be changed entirely. Only here to the aerodrome such aircraft will make it unlikely - with huge loads of lost its strength from the first wing of the projectile immediately destroyed in the air. Did Sukhoi engineers to solve this problem, "Popular Mechanics" is unknown. 
In May 1989, the development of the Su-27km was closed solution of the Military-Industrial Commission. Sukhoi Design Bureau has continued to work at their own expense and in the early 1990s with the Irkutsk Aviation Plant has built only one pilot flying machine, which received C-37 index and in the press nicknamed "Berkut". It only vaguely resembled the original Su-27 km and was mistakenly declared a notorious fifth-generation aircraft.

 

 

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an excerpt from the book "The Su-27 The Birth of Legends"

 

 

"The next assault on Silaeva Ivanova took place ... when it adopted the program to develop aircraft of the 5th generation fighter 90s (I-90), attack the 90s (W-90) Bomber 90 s (D-90).

Silaev insisted that the Sukhoi Design Bureau took part in this work by competition with Mikoyan Design Bureau. However, E. Ivanov flatly refused, saying that the Su-27 - this is the fighter of the 90s. The potential of the aircraft such that the end of the century will not be created any car that could outperform the Su-27 and its modifications. "

The materials bureau found "echo" of these events. January 18, 1980 in the office of chief designer held a meeting on the development of the fighter program I-90. Head of LI 100Bondarenko reported two layout schemes considered, held under the symbols "Diamond" (with a separate fuselage) and "Slope" (with carrying case). It was noted that the T-10S has many features typical for a fighter of 5th generation, called attention to the benefits of an integrated circuit, "margin" instability and the need for "precautionary" approach to the choice of bypass ratio engine. In closing the meeting, EA Ivanov accents as follows: "now needs to focus on making modifications to the 10S and improvement of product performance in the scheme. Work in the future can continue to slowly, but it is not the main ...».

May 7, 1980 at a regular meeting on I-90 is an indication it was clothed in the form of a specific decision: "Prepare a plan for I-90 in terms of product modification, a deep 10".

 

... At the same time MAP initiated the work on a new generation of fighters. February 5, 1982 Minister of Aviation Industry IS Silaev gave EA Ivanov note:

"In order to create a front-line fighters 90s conduct studies on the layout, the definition of equipment and weapons, flight, technical and combat characteristics of tactical frontline fighter.Results of design study and proposal on how to submit further work to June 1, 1982 "

Literally, within 10 days, February 15, 1982 Decision of the military industrial complex, according to which the bureau PO Sukhoi has been charged with "... study the issue of equipment of the Su-27 upgraded BBG C-27UM and question the use of these aircraft weapon of class "air-surface" and to make proposals in due course. "

Thus, it is now an official statement on the execution of the works, as a result of "poluinitsiativnyh" they moved into the category of targets. Note that the MAP is directly tracked the direction of the deputy personally. Minister for experimental aircraft. On the interest shown in this subject, following facts: On March 15 MP Simonov came to EDO to personally conduct a "kick-off meeting" on the Su-27M with specialist teams of designers 100-3. On it, he "announced" its own view about what should be a new fighter: "We have to make a plane 90 years and so make a move in 14 years. In this case the main thing - to keep the team experience on the Su-27, ie,experience aerodynamic design, the experience of CDS .... By my estimation, we can get take-off weight of 26 tons, and to assess the TsAGI maximum takeoff weight - 32 tons ...». In his words, the Su-27M should be a uniform plane, which is suspended by means of a conformal container can be used in different ways: the fighter-bomber, reconnaissance, or jammer. DB asked to work on the installation of a new aircraft engine - promising turbofan-83 EDO AMSwinging or motor cycle variable (INT), the RD-107 OKB Kolesov. In addition, to consider the proposed specific options for layout decisions and the possible range of weapons.

 

 

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Work on a promising fighter in OKB "Dry" began almost simultaneously with the other CB, in the early eighties in the USSR was the start of the program "I-90". The firm was awarded new car index P.22 (C - swept wing, 22 - first flight in the ninety-second year). In the early stages of designing aircraft be equipped with two RD-79M with a thrust of 17,500 kg. each.

RD-79M was a modernized version of the engine of the fourth generation of the RD-79, which was mounted on the Yak-141 and has been adapted to marine conditions.

With eriyny "Berkut" planning to equip the new version of F-79 which was named P-179-300 or variant omoryachennym AL-41F (izd.20). Afterburning thrust brought to 17500 - 20000 kg, the engine is equipped with a flat nozzle with thrust vector control and reverse.

We must assume that P.22 from the beginning intended as a carrier-based fighter. It was originally planned to establish a broad flat nozzle, the total for the two engines. Testing of this nozzle was carried out on a flying laboratory LL-DPS (PS) under the theme izd.54 .

Contribute to the formation of the shape of super-maneuverable fighter of the fifth generation, introduced by CBS and General Designer of NPO "Star" Guy Severin. It is known that even in the G-suit most pilots do not tolerate long-term congestion for more than four. Severin suggested a new concept of adaptive ejection seat, providing the pilot the possibility of maneuvering combat with much higher than previous fighters, congestion. Article about the project this chair:

 

The problem of loss of consciousness fighter pilots ...

 

At the beginning of P.22 represented the classic "duck", but in the process of detailed design it became clear that the design peretyazhelenna, at the same time the requirements have changed and the Air Force.

Draft update of the plane was S-32 index. Probably due to the lack of promising engines AL-41F (izd.20), which is primarily meant for 1.42, at C-32 set (in press reports) a modification of the D-30F6 - D-30F11.

It should be noted that the D-30F6 is fairly large unit and it appears that the D-30F11 - quite significantly different from the base engine.

 

Vadim Lukashevich about the history of the C-37.

 

... Yes, the Air Force from the car abandoned at once, but it was a document signed by the commander in chief of the Soviet Navy, who served as application of the customer. I started working on this machine in about 1990, when Mikhail Pogosyan was still head of the 100th Division.

I have to say that this was the second flight with CBS, designed by Sukhoi Design Bureau - the first was a single-engine P.22, which after the release of the complete set of documentation will not be built because M. Simonov suggested by the experience achieved at once to design a second car with CBS.

... The development of the project was headed by chief designer Mikhail Pogosyan. 
Later it was decided to establish a fifth-generation fighter jet engines AL-41F (2 x 20 000 kg) fitted with a system of shock wave therapy. With the new turbofan he would have the ability to make long-term cruising flight at supersonic speeds without using afterburner ..

When you create a plane p.32 serious attention was paid to reduce radar signature (in this region im.P.O.Suhogo bureau has considerable experience gained during the development of heavy bombers, in particular - aircraft T-4MS).

... Construction Program aircraft carriers in the Soviet Union gathered momentum (two aircraft carriers - the "Tbilisi" and "Varangian" has been afloat, the nuclear "Ulyanovsk" has already been laid), so the carrier-based aircraft prospects were good. On deck version of the fighter, called the Su-27 km (!) And was released preliminary design in 1988, he was offered the Navy as a deep modification of the Su-27K (Su-33). The need for the superiority of the new aircraft over the most advanced at that time, analog - F-14D "Supertomket" identified the installation of two engines and a maximum takeoff weight - 40 tons.

But such a heavy aircraft taking off from the ramp was built, and the catapult was supposed to appear only on "Ulyanovsk". There was also a problem with mounting a catapult to the front desk of aircraft - the Su-27K has a rear strut brace, which worked to disperse the tension, while for the layout of the Su-27km strut front desk was in front, and worked on compression. Therefore, the main mode was supposed to be off the ramp. But the calculations showed that the plane did not have time to collect the necessary speed to disperse the deck without a catapult for take-off without the necessary drawdown below the cutoff deck. There should be help out by CBS, which has a higher carrying capacity at high angles of attack, also on CBS, began with the failure of the higher angles. All this is possible to implement ballistic off the ramp, ie at the time of descent from the ramp to lift the wing has less weight to the aircraft, and he does not move like a plane, thrown like a stone on a ballistic trajectory (with angles of attack close to critical for CBS), continuing the acceleration due to working on the afterburner engines. After reaching the peak of the trajectory, the plane starts to squander down, and the drawdown could be 10-15 feet from the top of the path, but at the expense of increasing speed and a very large angle of attack of the CBS "picked up" the car, and in the descending branch of the trajectory, at around the cut ramps, ballistic trajectory returns to normal flight with a climb.

That's how the scheme came to CBS development of mechanization and the double-feathered, assorokotonny aircraft with a conventional wing during take-off from the ramp just to fall overboard - bearing properties at high angles of attack conventional wing was not enough to produce the required lift. A conventional wing stall begins at lower angles of attack compared to CBS. The car was supposed to have arrestor hook and folding wing. It was supposed to use the elements of "stealth" in the shape of the machine - for this, in particular, the keels were tilted inward.Planned to equip the aircraft with radar phased array.

... Su-27km deck as the plane was supposed to be equipped with a detachable cab, which would automatically be separated from a depth of 15 meters and fully ensure the vital activity of the pilot on the high seas up to 3 days. But the most important feature, which we show to the 3D-model and which have never been seen in the open literature - it is a way of folding the CBS for a small space for storing aircraft on the hangar deck of an aircraft carrier. At this point I and his Ph.D. thesis. Words to talk about it will not - it must be seen!

... As for shaking the plane due to flow separation at the root of the CBS, I too heard about this.Go tell that to the maximum supersonic speed was relatively small, somewhere in the range 1.6 - 2.2 Mach.

There is one serious drawback of the Su-27km (p.32), about which nothing is said anywhere - this is his absolute instability of battle damage. Since each wing consists of a power set, and two composite panels with a complex wound, which receive torque from the main axis of the associated Z, then, for any damage to the panel, leading to a very slight tear panel reinforcing fibers, the panel (and wing) immediately develop. Because of this, even if the machine is still coming back, neither of which activities BPO (battle damage repair) and the speech could not be, because no patch (as in the case of sealing leaks in metal design), the situation does not help - it just will not be included in the perception of stress, because still reinforcing fiber panel killed (I'm telling you as a developer of methods of calculating survivability in terms of approvals). Need only a complete replacement of the entire load of the composite panel.

They were made in the NGO "Graphite", and in the prices of the early 1990s, the cost of each panel was within the range of 1.5 million rubles., Ie Set the wing panels for one car worth ~ 6 million rubles. when the production cycle for several months.

 

Weight graphite panels for the wings swept back, "Golden Eagle" 15 kg \ m
 

Features wing-swept


CBS - one of the ways to implement the effect of a swept wing in order to reduce wave drag at transonic speeds. 
The characteristic feature of a subsonic flow is the occurrence of CBS stall at the wing root at relatively low angles of attack and almost steady airflow around the end parts of CBS, which ensures the effectiveness of elevons to large (compared to the CPS) angles of attack. 
... the application of supercritical profiles for CBS, it can be done with less in absolute sweep angle on the leading edge than the CPS (straight wing sweep), which leads to an increase in load-bearing properties and aerodynamic wing.

For CBS, allowed greater narrowing of the wing than the KPS. 
The use of CBS in the scheme of "duck" can also get a more favorable distribution of the cross-sectional areas along the length of the aircraft and thus reduce the wave drag due to volume (more optimal matching rule areas)

During takeoff and landing ends of the earth away from CBS with increasing angle of attack, that increases flight safety.

CBS control surfaces can be used as a membrane-lift for the creation of the increment of lift without changing the longitudinal moment.

The only drawback - an increased tendency to develop the divergence of the ends of the wing.Application in the construction wing of composite materials in conjunction with special structural and power schemes can largely eliminate this drawback by CBS without a significant increase in weight of the wing "

 

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The test results proved that the wing in place of the junction with the influx generates a vortex "burn", which leads to unacceptable vertical tail shaking:

... At the junction of CBS and the fuselage vortex generated by a greater intensity than the straight wing sweep. Asymmetrical gathering provokes shaking on a roll and rate.

P of at least one of the reasons of rejecting the use of the wing swept to PAK-FA T-50.

 

 

History of the C-32 by version Sukhoi workers

 

 

... Works on the subject of a new generation aircraft deployed in our team in early 1983 for 5 years, until 1988 they were in the industry research program to develop a new experimental aircraft with forward-swept wing.

During this time it worked out a lot of options for arranging the new machine, as a result of joint work closely with the TsAGI were selected and specified the basic parameters of the aircraft aerodynamic configuration, and the latest variant of the layout even made detailed design.

The chosen scheme promised for a new car a number of significant advantages over conventional air circuit. That is why, since 1988, the Sukhoi Design Bureau in coordination with the Air Force decided to full-scale development on the basis of the chosen scheme of experimental aircraft - a prototype fifth-generation machines. This work was done by early 90's. project was completed and the bureau began to be built airplane.

Subsequent events soon made their adjustments to the original project: the sharp reduction in budgetary allocations for R & D Defense theme is not financed in full. To preserve the subject matter shortage of budgetary funds often have to make up their own funds EDO received on export orders.

To continue work on C-37 DB management was forced to take some extraordinary measures to reduce costs. Thus, in particular, has had to replace the power plant, severely "cut" of the aircraft avionics and targeting, and strength tests to a glider flight plane instance. The schedule of construction, of course, had to adjust, but eventually the final backlog against the original term was less than a year, that for today's financing terms without exaggeration can be considered a great achievement.

Construction of the glider machine was completed by mid-1996 and post-cycle strength tests at the end of the year he was transferred for completion. By May 1997 had been completed all the basic installation and assembly work, and aircraft in mid-July, was moved to the bureau in the LIS in Zhukovsky Flight Research Institute ....

... status of work on C-32 was near, that is, research experimental work, with appropriate funding, which, as we know, without the customer is not allocated. As far as can be judged, the ground than was then lure the military - the possible use of ships of the future "Golden Eagle".According to this variant called the Su-27 km (!) And was released in 1988, preliminary design

But in May 1989 decision of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Council of Ministers, among other topics, it was closed, and the Near & D on C-32 continued mainly due to the bureau's own funds.

 

 

 ostr_ov ' about the Su-47 "Berkut":


I've heard that many regimes have been after the Golden Eagle LEE limited due to the detection of certain defects caused by fatigue loading (wing center section) - how these things true? 
- Yes, limited. For this reason, Vpr = 900 km / h. M = 1,5.


Rumors of a shake at the exit of certain angles of attack / speed - right? 
- Yes, really. A restriction on alpha = 20
 

Which is the maximum angle of attack could come out? Cobra on it did not (suddenly)? 
- Maximum angle of attack, which came out - 45 degrees. Then restrictions.

 

Vmax achieved? 
- Achieved Vmax = 915 km / h.


Spars - carbon fiber or metal still there? 
- longitudinal members - there are metal.


Were there many problems with the operation of composites? 
- enough problems. Did not penetrate, but inspections are constant.


What is the total for the day of flight (even if the order?) 
- Total 337 missions done (early 2010)
 

Who flies it is now largely? 
- At a series of flights flown most Yuri Vashchuk. 
Also flying Sergey Bogdan (he was the most active in getting out the limitation) and Sergei Kostin (safely flown with failed Pumom), Roman Kondratiev.
 

At supersonic often went to the "pregnancy" and went there after an open compartment for M> 1? 
- at supersonic speed before and after "pregnancy" often walked. But at high altitude - 11000 km and above. Even the sound barrier many times passed from the open bay.
 

When it was done on time completion under test with a new bay? 
- Further development of the new compartment was conducted in two phases: 
first phase - 2006-2007 - installation bay analog PAK-FA, but with metal doors that could open and close only on ground key. And the narrow baffle (the ratio of width to height - 0.2) In this configuration, holds more than 70 flights with an open compartment. 
- second phase - 2008-09. Installing the valves of the CM with the standard control system valves, upgraded the deflector panel and drain the posterior wall. With 25 flights in September-November 2009


Why is it so cut off kicked out? This low was in the C-37? 
- "kicked out" bay because it deliberately tried to put out the maximum in flux. Right or wrong - I will not say it's not even a question of privacy, and our corporate showdowns.
 

Deflectors flow - deflection plates, as raptors, are mechanically tied with wings? 
- Deflector - yes, deflection plates are connected kinematically with wings.
 

On the bay is fulfilled only part of the range of weapons for the PAK FA or the full range of (well, for example, izd.180 and 750)? Pinpointing model "cheek" compartments on the PAK FA, in the same compartment on the "Golden Eagle"? 
- works only 180 items. Layouts - hollow tubes with welded cones, and stabilizers. "Cheek" to Lee compartments are not modeled, only the models in the pipes. As well as the rear compartment. Only one compartment at the Golden Eagle.

 

Just drags layouts and runs tests on Vibration? Discharges were not (about launches not even ask)? 
- Yes, actually dragged models and measurements were conducted. Discharges are planned for 2010. Question agreed. So far only a clear indication not to uncomplete, that pleases - it has its chance still.
 

Why around the aircraft so far this secrecy and never revealed to the static on Max? After the first flight was already 13 years! (Well, it's rhetorical ...) 
- Why is not shown, is really a rhetorical question.
 

 

T-10-26

topic on the forum MacDill

 

As part of the creation of long-term aircraft engine of the 5th generation in the late 80s. NPO.AM Swinging in collaboration with NGOs Ufa "Motor" (Chief Designer AA Ryzhov), CIAM, LII, "Sukhoi" and KnAAPO held a series of studies on a flat nozzle of variable geometry.

Using a flat nozzle with movable panels could provide the thrust vector control motors in vertical and horizontal, as well as reverse thrust for effective braking aircraft during landing and combat maneuvers.

In addition, the use of such nozzles was significantly contribute to reducing the infrared signature of aircraft - the parameter, which attached great importance to the development of future combat aircraft of the 5th generation.

An experimental jet plane was manufactured in the NGO "Action" and is set on the left engine AL-31F Flying Laboratory LL-HC (FP), established in 1990 on the basis of the Su-27UB № 02-02 KnAAPO production. Supervisor of this flying laboratory was appointed deputy chief engineer (and later - the chief designer), "Sukhoi" Mikhail Pogosyan. Finalization of Su-27UB in flying laboratory was performed in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, after which the An-22 "Antaeus" the car was transported to the airfield FRI. At the LL-HC (FP) was made 20 flights, during which data were obtained in a significant (several times) reduce the infrared signature of an engine with a flat nozzle.

Unfortunately, lack of funding did not allow this aircraft to a complete cycle of flight tests to simulate the thrust vector control and reverse. In addition, the development of a flat nozzle and its stand tests had to face two serious problems.

First, in the transformation of a circular flow of gases behind the turbine into a flat in the nozzle were obtained by loss of traction, which reached 14-17%.

Second, by weight flat nozzle is considerably heavier than the traditional axisymmetric. The fact is that in a round nozzle, there are only tensile stresses in the plane is there and bending.

These voltages are required to take certain measures to ensure the strength to prevent deformation of the nozzle, and consequently - to inexpensively mass.

This problem can be circumvented using materials like "carbon-carbon bonds." Such materials have low specific gravity and can withstand high temperatures, but still require good thermal performance - special coating of high temperature ceramics.

Such materials with the requisite application for a resource on the plane, at the time were still under development. Therefore, at this stage on a flat nozzle has been decided to suspend, and, given the available reserve of thrust vector control using the jog round nozzle for future AL-41F turbofans were selected fold-axisymmetric nozzle. A similar design was implemented on the AL-31FP engines for Su-27M № 711 (T10M-11) and Su-30MKI.

 

 

The characteristics of the Su-47

 

 

Wingspan 16.07 m

Overall length (with PVD) 22.6 m

Height 6.4 m

Wing Area 56.0 sq ft

Area CHR 5.7 m

 

Planned (from top) 130 m

Profile (from side) 40 m

Midsection 11 sq.m

The volume of 38.53 cubic meters

 

Engines: Two P-79M

Afterburning thrust of 17,500 kgf 2 *

Thrust max 2 * 15 800 kg

Thrust 2 * 12 400 working kgf

Specific fuel consumption 0.66 kg / kgf * h

 

Wing loading 473 - 687.5 kg / m

Thrust 0.8 - 1.17

Weight:

Maximum 38 500 kg

Normal 26500 kg

Empty 19 500

Fuel:

            normal 7000 kg

Max                      12,000 kg

Load:

            Normal 1,000 kg (0.02) 4 * R-77 + 4 * 9M100.        

Maximum                     8000 kg (0.2)

Range:

            Ferry 5,500 km (2 FTB 2400 kg)

            Subsonic 4000 km

            Supersonic 1600 km

Range:

            With drop tanks 2,000 km

            Subsonic               1,400 km

            Supersonic 560 km

Maximum speed

at an altitude of                              2,200 km / h / 2.1 M

at ground level                                  1,400 km / h / 1.12 m

 

Kilometer fuel consumption for the two engines:

Subsonic 3 kg / km

Supersonic 7.5 kg / km

 

 

 

Fuel System-37

tank number 1 kub.koren (2.9 m x 11.12 m x 1.58 m) = 3.7 cubic meters of 
tank number 2 kub.koren (3.35 m x 12.19 x 0.87 m m) = 3.28 cubic meters of 
tank number 3 kub.koren (4.12 m x 2.12 m x 2 m) = 4.65 cubic 
influx kub.koren number 1 (0.355 sq ft x 2.57 square meters . m x 0.6 m) = 0.82 cubic 
influx kub.koren № 2 (1.0 m x 11 m x 0.73 m) = 2 cubic 
wing kub.koren (0.2 m x 13.39 m × 2 m) = 1.75 cubic meters Total 3.7 + 3.28 + 4.65 + 0.82 + 2 + 1.75 = 16.2 cubic meters of fuel weight 16.2 cubic meters x 0.785 kg / m = 12700 kgVolume fuselage 38.53 cu m Maximum takeoff weight 39000 kg empty weight calculated on the volume of the airframe: 50% of the maximum takeoff weight 39000 kg x 0.5 = 19500 kg of Su-27 16 380 kg: 34,705 cubic meters = 434.4 kg / m, 38.53 x 434.3 = 16 734 kg of Su-33 19 600: 34.784 = 563.5, 38.53 x 563.5 kg = 21 711 19 660 Su-30MKM: 37.357 = 526.3, 38.53 x 526.3 kg = 20 280 Average 19 600 kg weight normal fuel tank № 2 (3.28) + tank number 3 (4.65) + wing (1.75) = 9.68 cubic meters, 9.68 cubic meters x 0.785 kg / m = 7600 kg Load 4 P-77 + 2 P-73 = 4 x 175 + 2 x 110 = 700 + 220 = 920 kg weight normal: 19600 + 7600 + 920 + 100 = 28320 kg maximum weight of 12700 kg Fuel (+ 2000 kg PTB) Load 4 P-77 + 2 + P-73 anti-ship missiles "Yakhont" PTB + = 4 x 175 + 2 x 110 + 2500 + 2500 = 700 + 220 + 5000 = 5920 kg take-off weight of 19600 + 12700 + 5920 + 100 = 38320 kg






















 

Assume that a controlled air intake and engine-house R-179-300 2 x 18 500 kg, C-37 can reach speeds of 2,500 km / h. (Adjustable air vents). 
C-37 with 2 x D30F11 with a thrust of 15 500 kg Maximum speed - 2300 km / h (adjustable air vents) 
at the maximum speed deadlift 2 x 9500 kg - 1790 km / h (M = 1.69). 
subsonic , 900 - 1000 km / h, the required thrust of 2960 kgf x 2 = 5920 kg., fuel consumption is 5920 kg x 0.72 = 4262 kg / h 
12700 kg: 4262 kg / h = 2.98 h, range 2.98 hr x 1,000 km / h = 2980 km. (Officially declared 3,300 km).

With the standard engine P-179-300 cruising fuel consumption 0.66 kg / kgf * h Range: 
subsonic regime, 900 - 1000 km / h, the required thrust of 2960 kgf x 2 = 5920 kg., fuel consumption is 5920 kg x 0.66 = 3907 kg / h 
12700 kg: 3907 kg / h = 3.25 h, range 3-25 hr x 1,000 km / h = 3250 km. (Officially declared 3,300 km).

 

Maximum combat load. 2 P-73 + 4 P-77 + 12 AB-500 (under the wing) = 2 x 110 kg + 175 kg 4 x + 12 x 500 kg + 2 x 500 kg (DB) = 220 kg + 700 kg + 6,000 kg + 1,000 kg = 7920 kgTakeoff weight: 19600 + 7600 + 7920 + 100 = 35220 kg or 19600 + 12700 + 7920 + 100 = 40320 kg

 

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