Fighters of the fifth generation are secret developments, and therefore information about them is extremely scarce and vague. The idea of this aircraft was aimed at achieving air superiority even before entering the combat zone. It was not just about the latest fighter weapons, but about a qualitatively new approach to flight performance. The initial tasks were daunting. One of these tasks was to create machines with super-maneuverability, but American specialists subsequently abandoned this idea. They explained this by the fighter's ability to hit targets at long distances in conditions of low radar signature. The Russian concept of the fifth generation fighter retained the requirements for super-maneuverability - the ability to conduct combat at supercritical angles of attack.
Ajax concept
However, in order for the aircraft to become truly super-maneuverable, fundamentally new technologies must be applied, one of which is known as the Ajax concept. Its main meaning is to convert the heating energy of the aircraft surface to decompose liquid fuel into components necessary for the operation of a ramjet engine, as well as to create a controlled plasma flow around the aircraft. Ionization from aerodynamic impact is enhanced by the application of magnetohydrodynamic principles. In particular, the spikes located on the frontal surfaces will receive a high impulse voltage. The plane will be wrapped in an electron cloud, which is an intense absorber of electromagnetic radiation. The aircraft in this case will become practically undetectable by radars. So, at the MAKS air show,the development of the Keldysh Center, installed on the Su-30 fighter, was presented. At the same time, one of the world's best radar systems (radar) S-300 was able to detect the aircraft only at a distance of 2 kilometers, while the visibility zone of this radar of American stealth aircraft is 100 times larger. Another important factor in the use of the Ajax concept in fifth generation fighters is the creation of magnetic insulation, and the reduction of the aircraft heating to the level of impossibility of its detection in the infrared (thermal) range. This allows an aircraft of this class to obtain a guaranteed superiority over any fourth generation fighter.one of the world's best radar systems (radar) S-300 was able to detect the aircraft only at a distance of 2 kilometers, while the field of view of this radar of American stealth aircraft is 100 times larger. Another important factor in the use of the Ajax concept in fifth generation fighters is the creation of magnetic insulation, and the reduction of the aircraft heating to the level of impossibility of its detection in the infrared (thermal) range. This allows an aircraft of this class to obtain a guaranteed superiority over any fourth generation fighter.one of the world's best radar systems (radar) S-300 was able to detect the aircraft only at a distance of 2 kilometers, while the field of view of this radar of American stealth aircraft is 100 times larger. Another important factor in the use of the Ajax concept in fifth generation fighters is the creation of magnetic insulation, and the reduction of the aircraft heating to the level of impossibility of its detection in the infrared (thermal) range. This allows an aircraft of this class to obtain a guaranteed superiority over any fourth generation fighter.and reducing the heating of the aircraft to the level of impossibility of its detection in the infrared (thermal) range. This allows an aircraft of this class to obtain a guaranteed superiority over any fourth generation fighter.and reducing the heating of the aircraft to the level of impossibility of its detection in the infrared (thermal) range. This allows an aircraft of this class to obtain a guaranteed superiority over any fourth generation fighter.
Thanks to the above technology, the fifth generation fighter could reach speeds of up to 7M [1] and an altitude of 45 km. Until now, this was unattainable due to overheating and rapid destruction of the hull. The Ajax concept will make aircraft of this class truly super-maneuverable and will increase their flight range by 10 times. So far, neither the American F-22, nor the Russian T-50 fighter being tested have such fantastic characteristics, but the Russian hypersonic X-90 missile, demonstrated back in 2004, implements this technology and is capable of incredible maneuvers.
[1] 1M - speed of sound in air (1193 km / h)
