Su Jianjun shook his head regretfully after hearing Yuan Yi's words.
"Currently, sixth-generation fighters have already used the most advanced materials, and if the goal is to reduce empty weight..."
"Then we can only develop more advanced composite materials."
Yuan Yi nodded in understanding; carbon fiber is now widely used in various fields.
Some might argue that with such a large empty weight, it's impossible to perform various maneuvers flexibly to engage in close-quarters combat with enemy aircraft.
There might be a misconception here: what is modern warfare all about?
It means detecting the enemy first and firing first, meaning the missile will hit you before you even have a chance to react.
The performance characteristics of a sixth-generation fighter jet include: all-aspect high stealth capability, such as large payload capacity, long-range and extended-range flight capability, and lethal close-range defense capability.
The mission of sixth-generation fighter jets is to take advantage of their wide-band stealth, high speed, and long range to seize opportunities to break through enemy defenses, cooperate with other aircraft to gain air superiority and information superiority, and strike key targets. They aim to eliminate the enemy before they can launch an attack by taking the offensive.
Think about what fighter jets are for. In a fundamental sense, the mission of fighter jets is to seize and maintain air superiority.
There are two actions involved: taking and holding.
Flying over the enemy base, dropping missiles, and destroying the enemy base can be understood as gaining air superiority.
So how do we maintain air superiority? Especially in distant airspace, what do we need to do to maintain air superiority? We need to ensure the long-term presence of our air power in this airspace, so that we can destroy any enemy air platforms that appear in this airspace at any time. This is the significance of long-term operation.
In fact, people have been discussing the issue of medium-range air combat ever since the advent of second-generation fighter jets.
Medium-range and long-range air combat is no longer the kind of aerial dogfights that involve soaring up and down and dazzling the eyes; the process is simply detection, aiming, shooting, and destruction.
With the increasing range of airborne fire control systems and airborne missiles, this type of medium-range and long-range air combat has gradually gained an advantage and become dominant in air warfare.
The principle is to annihilate upon discovery, taking advantage of the first-mover advantage to launch a devastating attack before the enemy can detect you.
In this air combat scenario, the "Ginkgo Leaf" is now fully capable of fulfilling its role as a sixth-generation fighter.
We can envision a scenario where a "ginkgo leaf" flying at an altitude of over 20,000 meters possesses aerial search and situational awareness capabilities similar to a small early warning aircraft.
Within a radius of several hundred kilometers, once a target is detected, it can launch a long-range or ultra-long-range missile from its massive weapons bay to destroy it.
This mode can be viewed as an "air cruiser" air combat mode, which looks somewhat like it's looking down on everyone else.
Therefore, the emergence of sixth-generation fighter jets is not for engaging in close-range high-altitude combat with the enemy.
It is a super fighter jet designed for high-altitude penetration and direct long-range, high-firepower strikes against the enemy.
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"You should rest for a while this afternoon!"
"I know you can hold on, but fighter jets are built to be deployed to the military."
"How many people have such terrifying physical abilities as you?"
"How many people can ignore overload of tens of gigabytes and remain unscathed?"
"Therefore, we need to test not only fighter jets, but also new types of anti-G suits!"
Yuan Yi did not refute this after hearing it, and indicated that he understood.
He wasn't there for a regular flight mission; he was there to test the extreme performance data of the sixth-generation fighter jet.
For example, during the continuous flight this morning, it was necessary to test the engine's performance at various speeds.
And the performance that fighter jets unleash after reaching top speed.
It's important to know that aircraft engines have a limited lifespan, and each engine undergoes numerous tests by countless staff members before it is developed.
After lunch, everyone rested for a while and then resumed their work.
Su Jianjun then brought over a newly developed flight anti-G suit.
Yuan Yi knew he had more; it was impossible that he only produced one set.
Yuan Yi watched as Yang Qing, dressed in anti-G suit, walked toward the fighter jet.
What do you think of this kid?
Chang Yang bumped Yuan Yi with his shoulder and then asked mysteriously.
Yuan Yi shrugged: "I don't know either!"
"Anti-G suits are still effective; at least they can keep the pilot's body in place under 10G."
"There is still no problem in conducting normal flight training directly."
"However, to perform high-speed maneuvers, the pilot needs to be in excellent physical condition!"
Yuan Yi had already told Su Jianjun about this.
Su Jianjun said he would contact the manufacturer to see if the anti-G suit's capabilities could be improved.
At the very least, it allows pilots to perform some normal G-force maneuvers!
As they were talking, Yang Qing's fighter jet had already taken off smoothly.
Su Jianjun pulled Yuan Yi directly to the ground control panel.
"Chief Engineer, Chief Engineer, Chief Engineer."
A group of staff members shouted at Su Jianjun.
Su Jianjun nodded calmly and walked to his seat at the command post.
Pointing to the various large screens in front of the command console, he said to Yuan Yi, "This is the test flight command center for the sixth-generation fighter jet."
"All sorts of data are generated from here."
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