July 1, 2005.

The project to develop its own fighter jet, which started under the name of KFX, has brought its first fruits today.

The four prototypes, which were born after a long development process, were waiting at Seongnam Airport, and they were preparing to take off in front of the public soon.

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At the same time as the military band played, the vehicles of the president and other major military commanders appeared at the airport.

Since it was a public event, countless reporters invited to the event flashed their cameras at that moment, and soon the president got out of the car and walked straight towards the VIP seats.

“Welcome, President.”

I, who had been waiting in the VIP seat in advance, immediately approached him and guided him to his seat.

A hand suddenly reached out.

I didn't say anything, but I could understand that it was a compliment for all the hard work I've done.

“I’ve felt it before, but I’m really good at it.”

The president, who looked at the aircraft that had been giving it for a while, let out a sigh of relief.

It was a natural reaction for him, who had only seen the skeleton.

I explained to him about today's event in advance.

“Today, there will only be a mobility demonstration, and an armament test will be held early next year. It will be held informally by the end of the year at the earliest.”

“I know that. But have all the characteristics of the aircraft you mentioned before have been applied?”

Perhaps it's talking about stealth performance and radar performance.

I'm more confident about that part than anything else.

He nodded his head with a resolute expression on his face.

“As a result of a recent test, the radar reflection area was measured to be 0.001㎡ without external armament. That’s exactly the same number as the detectability rate of the F22.”

For a moment, not only the president, but also the chief of the Air Force's chief of staff, who was standing next to him, showed a surprised expression.

Everyone looks like they have a lot to say.

But no one spoke first, and in the end I continued to explain.

“Honestly, it's not that surprising. As I said before, we went through 40 design revisions to reduce the detection rate, and we applied a different level of RAM than before.”

“That’s great. What about engine performance?”

After that, I glanced at the runway.

At the same time, the first prototype was preparing for launch, and I looked back at the president and said with a smile.

“I think it would be better to see it in person than to explain it in words.”

The president nodded and immediately looked down at the runway.

Easy profit!

A prototype with the engine started with a short announcement.

Soon it begins to spit fire violently, as if it had been waiting only for this day.

Kugugugung!

The aircraft flew into the sky in an instant.

In order to prove the power of the engine, the pilot raised the output to the maximum and as soon as the fuselage was lifted, the nose flew into the sky, and soon the aircraft soared into the sky with a tremendous roar.

"Oh oh!"

In an instant, shouts were heard from all over the place.

The president glanced at him, still unable to take his eyes off the aircraft.

He looks startled when he sees the aircraft leveling up again and then faltering in mid-air.

“Did you stall?”

“No, that is artificially creating a situation similar to a stall. We want to make sure that the posture control program is working properly.”

Easy profit!

The moment he uttered an answer, the aircraft, which had fallen as if in free fall, quickly took a stance. It quickly accelerated again as if it had jumped out, and after a few flips, it lifted its nose into the sky, and soon after wishing to hold the heavy aircraft in the air for a while, it soars into an oblique line.

“How good is the power of the replacement engine…….”

The Air Force Chief of Staff, who was watching, spit out a sigh again.

As soon as the horses fell, the aircraft approached the skies above the runway.

After a while it quickly accelerates and spit out a thump.

“You have crossed the speed of sound.”

As if to prove the president's words, there was a sonic boom in the vicinity of the fighter jets.

This is the perfect time to show off one of the aircraft's characteristics.

He approached him slowly and whispered.

“As I said before, the engine attached to that aircraft is capable of continuous flight above the speed of sound without operating the afterburner.”

“It’s about the supercruising function.”

Like a devotee, the president immediately understood what he was saying.

It might be easier for me to explain.

A car trying to explain more concretely with a smile, come around! spit out a sigh

"Oh oh!"

At a glance, the aircraft was showing Cobra maneuvers.

If there is something a little different, it is not a method of simply lifting the nose and finding its place again, but a form of attempting a nearly 360 degree rotation.

It is the characteristics of the thrust deflection nozzle and the precision of the attitude control system. And it proves that the power of the engine is supporting it that much.

“I’m sorry.”

Unpredictable words came out of the president's mouth, who had been applauding with the people around him for a while.

Just as he wondered if there was something unhappy about it, he smiled and said again.

“If only the internally armed spear was completed, it would have been worth calling it a fifth-generation stealth fighter.”

“It cannot be said that it is a fifth-generation stealth fighter simply because it has an internally armed spear. But in the case of that aircraft, as I said, except for the internally armed spear, it is definitely a perfect fifth-generation stealth fighter.”

I laughed and retorted.

The president responded with laughter and spit out the words as if passing by again.

“By the way, is the internal weapon technology that difficult?”

“It is difficult. It is the same with the aerodynamic component performance enhancement technology due to the internal mounting of the weapon, but it is difficult to maintain the stealth function once the weapon window is opened.”

“Then how are we going to proceed?”

Why didn't the question come up?

The U.S. is in a situation where the technology transfer in that area is thoroughly prevented from leaking.

If you do, you will have to rely entirely on your own development, which is not an easy task.

Actually, that's why we decided to proceed with development in batch 2 for that part.

“For now, as a plan, we will only partially apply plasma stealth technology to armed spears.”

Plasma stealth technology was a stealth method introduced by Russia when developing the Sukhoi 57.

The concept of artificially generating plasma with the characteristic of absorbing radar waves to envelop the aircraft and make it stealth.

However, the fact that it is impossible to produce enough power to cover the entire aircraft with plasma with a simple fighter engine and the technology that holds the generated plasma in the aircraft even at supersonic speed is a level that must be abducted by an astronaut.

Because of that, Russia also had a hard time in that area, and in the end, I remember that it was only successful right before I returned.

“Plasma?”

The president tilted his head as if it was an unfamiliar word.

At the same time, the aircraft during a test flight soars into the air again.

I used that gap to explain.

“Plasma has the property of absorbing radar short waves. Russia was the first to get the concept for stealth, probably around the time they launched the Sputnik.”

“Is Sputnik the world’s first rocket that launched a satellite?”

"That's right. At the time, Russian researchers were puzzled that rockets were sometimes not detected by radar, and found that the reason was due to negotiation of interference from natural plasma. So, after that, I'm trying to use it to develop a fighter with stealth capabilities, but it won't be easy."

“Why?”

“To generate plasma enough to cover a fighter-sized object, enormous power is consumed, and the technology to hold it down does not yet exist.”

As soon as I spit those words out, I realized once again that Russia is amazing.

Even if not immediately, Russia will eventually succeed in developing that technology.

According to my memory, the United States will also challenge in that field afterward, but there is no way to know what happened because they regressed before seeing the results.

“If it’s such a difficult skill, isn’t it difficult for us too?”

The president once again spit out a poignant question.

But that would be the case only if the conditions were the same.

What we are trying to do is not impossible because the approach is different and the scope of application is only a small part of them.

“We already have the stealth capability of the aircraft itself through optimal RSA design and RAM. Therefore, there is no reason to cover the entire fuselage with plasma, only the weapon spear can be applied.”

“·················ogue.”

“In that case, plasma generation is possible only with the power generated by the engine, and it is possible to hold the plasma generated using electromagnetic force in that area.”

“·················ogue.”

The president's eyes lit up.

The moment he was about to say something, he smiled meaningfully and nodded his head.

“So the overall shape of our fighter resembles the F22, not the Sukhoi. In a word, it combines only the technical advantages of the United States and Russia that can be implemented immediately, isn’t it?”

"That's right. Actually speaking now, I really like the look of Suhoi. However, if we follow it, we will have a difficult time maintaining and auditing the entire aircraft with plasma like Russia did. So we decided to solve the overall stealth performance with RSA and RAM like the US, and apply the Russian concept only to the armed spear.”

“Then, wouldn’t that make it a better stealth fighter than the F22?”

“Conceptually, yes. The F22 has not yet fully resolved the increase in detection rate when the weapon window is opened.”

The president was silent for a while.

But the only thing that could tell that he was excited is his face, which was so red.

At that moment, I said something that made him more excited.

“For reference, the AESA currently installed on that aircraft is capable of jamming missiles fired by the enemy. Therefore, electronic warfare at the level of F22 is possible in BVR battles.”

"how? Didn't you say that electronic warfare using radar is simply impossible with hardware alone?”

Again, the president reacted.

“Of course it is. But one of our researchers has been grinding souls and building algorithms.”

That was a reference to Choi In-bae.

After showing his unrivaled ability in the software field over time, he eventually developed a radar control algorithm equivalent to the F22's radar control algorithm a year ago, and as a result of testing, our AESA to which the algorithm was applied burns the electronic components of a real missile seeker. amplification was possible.

“No matter who you are, you have to protect yourself. It’s hard to lose someone like that.”

“Anyway, I’m pampering myself whether I’ll fly away if I blow.”(Read more @ hotmtlnovel.xyz)

I replied jokingly and looked back at the aircraft in the test flight.

After completing all scheduled demonstrations, the aircraft slowly landed on the runway again, and moved to the parking lot with a lot of applause.

“Chairman Jin has put in a lot of hard work. If that’s enough, there won’t be any problems if we start mass production soon.”

“Yes, we plan to apply for mass production as soon as arms control is confirmed.”

At that, the president nodded and stood up from his seat.

Now, the remaining order is to have a formal interview with the reporters.

Something came to my mind, and I stood next to the president on the way to the conference room and spoke.

“I have something to tell you.”

"Huh?"

For a moment, the president paused.

After defeating all the people around him except for the bodyguards, he looked at me with the utmost seriousness.

"Please speak."

“I am curious as to what you are going to do with the development of a low-class attack aircraft. To be honest, if the KFX development is nearing completion, shouldn’t we consider replacing the aging low-class attack aircraft?”

"Hmm."

He looked worried for a moment.

Perhaps he had a foreboding that the story would be long, he immediately postponed the scheduled press conference through the chief of staff for about 10 minutes and continued the conversation with me.

“Well, it’s time to discuss it. No matter how low-class it is, you can’t always take an F5 that doesn’t have a decent radar.”

“By the way, if the T-50 has started mass production anyway, I would like to haveten the development of a light attack aircraft using it.”

“That was something I was thinking about too. However, the problem is that the contents of the contract with Nokid are not…”

The president uttered his last words, with a very dissatisfied expression on his face.

"I know. Even if a light attack aircraft is developed based on the T-50, there is a proviso that it can only be developed with performance below the F-16 level. So, in fact, if we meet that standard, we have to operate a fairly ambiguous aircraft at a low level.”

“Honestly, isn’t it? We have already developed high-quality radar technology and armaments, so we can’t use them.”

“Yeah, of course it’s embarrassing. But what if there was a way?”

At that, the president tilted his head.

His expression brightens and looks at me as if he noticed something.

"surely······."

“That’s right, the F-16 has already started a major overhaul. So we can set the contractual standard a little higher now.”

“·················ogue.”

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