The Fisherman Who Never Catches Fish-Chapter 327 - 203: Where Does the Edge in Combat Aircraft Lie? (Please Subscribe)

Everyone else also walked over in succession to watch Fang Hao hoist the aircraft’s nose.

The pilot’s cockpit was missing; it must have been ejected during the crash.

But that was not crucial.

Whether the cockpit remained did not affect their subsequent research.

In fact, Fang Hao heaved a sigh of relief, as the absence of a pilot meant no corpses inside.

If the cockpit was still there, it would indicate that it hadn’t ejected when the plane went down, meaning there could be a body in the nose of the aircraft.

And that would mean he had pulled up another corpse.

Although Fang Hao had recovered many bodies and was used to it, he would rather avoid it if possible.

He definitely did not want to fish up another corpse.

The two fighter jet development experts were the first to run over to Fang Hao’s side, taking a close look at the freshly pulled up nose of the aircraft.

Seeing the nose aroused immense excitement in the hearts of the two experts.

This was the forward section of the F22 Raptor.

The components inside had always been the object of their dreams to study.

After all, as the world’s first fifth-generation fighter jet to be in service, the F22 had always been the subject of research and simulation.

Previously, everyone could only rely on exhibited data for speculation and analysis, a lot of which was not accurate.

Without the actual object for reference, much was left to guesswork.

Even though the aircraft nose in front of them was severely damaged, and the fuselage may have broken into several sections, the instrumentation and radar inside were still of great reference and research value.

It was equipped with a Passive Phased Array Radar that could detect enemy aircraft using the radar waves of the enemy without emitting electromagnetic waves, and the AN/APG-77 Active Phased Array Radar with an extremely long detection range—key equipment for beyond-visual-range combat.

These were all researchable and also could help make up for our deficiencies in this area. freēwēbnovel.com

Imagine how excited these two experts could be.

These things were really too precious.

The AN/APG-77 radar used in the F-22 employed phased array technology with over 2,000 transceiver modules, each using microwave monolithic integrated circuit technology on a GaAs substrate, which has a high electron mobility and high breakdown voltage.

Our phased array radar’s GaAs substrate technology has not yet fully developed, and there is approximately an order of magnitude difference in electron mobility and breakdown voltage compared to the eagle’s technology, resulting in our radar’s individual transceiver modules’ microwave amplification power and circuit amplification ability being far less than that of the AN/APG-77.

Therefore, to achieve the same detection range, more transceiver modules and a larger antenna aperture are needed, which leads to two deleterious effects on electronic performance.

The first is an increase in radar sidelobes, and the second is a sharp increase in power consumption.

And then there’s passive radar, which mainly functions by receiving signals from enemy radars for analysis to provide self-warning or as the basis for electronic interference.

The gap is even more evident here.

It diffuses its radar energy over a wider frequency domain and only combines it into a narrower bandwidth when receiving, so our radar receivers are unable to fully capture the energy of its radar signals. Although we might still manage to receive and analyze the F-22’s radar signal, it would take several minutes.

Next is the radar receiver’s algorithms and sensitivity, which still lag behind, affecting our handling of weak energy signals.

Furthermore, in terms of the photoelectric system, the high-precision CCD lenses and infrared sensors also fall far short of the eagle’s.

So catching this nose really means something different to us.

They confirmed that the nose they pulled up belonged to the F22.

"With these parts for reference, we can further perfect our new generation of fighter jets, improve our planes, and create a better tactic-focused aircraft."

It really is like using the eagle to cross the river.

Furthermore, we can devise countermeasures based on the opponent’s fighter jet, upgrading our countermeasures, which will give us a higher chance of success in future air battles.

First, we had the F35, and now the F22... this time we really almost stripped the eagle of all its cards.

"Really impressive."

Captain Han truly respected Fang Hao this time.

Only by seeing it with one’s own eyes could one understand such an impact.

To think you could actually fish up such things.

After pulling up the nose, the crowd gathered to watch, all curiously observing it.

At that moment, they completely forgot about how much strength it took to fish up a nose.

"Is this the F22’s nose?"

"Before, I had only seen photos online."

"It really is beautiful."

"But I feel it’s not quite up to par with our Sword 20."

"Of course, after all, this is a product of decades ago."

"However, there’s still much on this aircraft that we need to research."

The surrounding Coast Guard members also quietly discussed among themselves, equally drawn by the nose that was fished up.

"Yes, if we could fish up the engine from the tail, that would be even better."

"Right, the engine is our weakest area."

"It’s just a matter of whether we can fish up the engine later on."

People began to look forward to Fang Hao’s subsequent performance to see if he could pull up the engine.

Having caught one, everyone was already thinking about the next.

The pressure was once again on Fang Hao.

Fang Hao had once again become the village’s hope.

It was now to be seen if he could fish up the aircraft’s engine.