MiG-35.5 -Russian gen-4.5 Point-Defence Fighter

[sv51macross]

Here's the backstory:

During the outbreak of WWIII, the Russian Socialist Democracy saw a need for a new point-defense fighter, as the Sukhoi T-50 had fallen short of manuverability goals and as such was relegated to ground attack and interception roles. Simultaneously, with the grounding of thier fleet of Mitsubishi F-3's, the Japanese Self-Defense Air Force saw the need of an interim fighter to serve as a maritime patrol/strike vehicle and as base defense while the Sukhoi Su-37 Nightmare was developed for mass production following the revelation of the F-122 Super Raptor.
     Mikoyan rose to the occasion, re-vamping three existing 9-13 class Mig-29Ub's, beginning with the auxillary intakes' removal. The RD-33 engines were replaced with RD-TR 21 thermonuclear turbojets, each developing 28,000 lbs of thrust without afterburner function. The wing mounts were modified and a verticall-variable W-shaped wing was installed on each root with differentiable dehidral capability. Rocket boosters were affixed at the mid-wing break, each generating 20,000 lbs of thrust for up to 150 seconds. The vertical stabilizers were removed and the elevators canted up, reducing drag through two-fewer flight surfaces. Avionics were completely replaced with supertechnology central computers capable of generating spontaneous sentient thought. The cockpit was also completely re-designed, with a central ejectable pod replacing ejection seats. Pilots would now be surrounded by virtual displays of the underside of the aircraft, and the control panels replaced with holographic interfaces. Controls were streamilined, the only visible inputs being two joysticks on each side on the pilot and foot pedals. Cockpit duplicated for backseater, as the variability of the new control interface meant that it could serve both roles. Nose section was deepened, the space formerly consumed by avionics now having an ASEA radar from the Mig-35.
     All the test pilots who dared to try flying the now-evil looking aircraft deemed in the most wonderful combat vehicle they had ever flown. Transient response, accelleration under all regimes, maximum-g load and angle of attack stability were all exceeded by a wide margin, and the variable wings meant that the aircraft could achieve different states of stability as needed for the given environment. Production was ordered and the Japanese Government promptly purchased 250 airframes to be delivered, with a provision for an extra cowling on the back for thier domestic InRADvis cloaking system. Israel considered the jet, but chose a domestically produced rebuild of thier aging Sufa fleet. The russian military bought 500 units as well.
     Weapons integration was improved drastically as well. Radar pods on the wingtips allowed for a new backfire system, consisting of a micro-missile launcher in place of the original airbrake. The GSh-30-1 was replaced with a reverse-engineered M-61 courtesy of the new Belgian-Dutch weapons program, also bringing with it a F-16 sized ammo drum. To balance the weight of the new, heavy gun the right LEREX received a micro-missile laincher, twin launch tubes covered integrated into the fuselage and holding twice what the internal backfire system offered, eight salvos of four IR-guided missiles. The wings could carry four weapons each, the structure stressed to a ton for each hardpoint at six g's. Generally though, the intended loadout was six AA-12 Archer missiles on the inboard three pylons and a special micro-missile launcher/fuel tank on the outmost pylon, carrying six salvos of four missiles each. One hardpoint was fitted on each engine nacell for anti-ground ordinance or auxillary gear/fuel.
     The new aircraft proved itself extremely capable in combat situations, remaining in service for up to 50 years after the war, since it's modular construction and carbon-nanotube construction vastly extended the jet's life.


Here are the latest photos:








Anyway, there won't be any updates until I get some decals, I'm ordering a JASDF F-15J 'Cold Blooded Killas' 3 decal set from Twobobs, but it'll be around a week until it arrives.

Thanks for the excitment and the invite. Enjoy!

[sotoolslinger]

Wow is that ever killer and I mean that in the worst way Truly bad @$$

[anthonyp]

Nice!!!   

Welcome aboard!!!

[Rafael]

AAAAAAAAMazing!!!

Welcome aboard!!!

Sv51, you have an incredible machine there. And the camo scheme is just beautiful.

Good to have you here

Rafa

[Eddie M.]

Another asset to the community has arrived, with a grand entrance to boot! Great idea. Welcome aboard!
    Eddie

[John Howling Mouse]

YES!!

There is so much to love about this one:  the backstory, the shape of the wing-mounted rocket boosters, the canted stabilizers, the anhedral wingtips, the cockpit...the list goes on and on.

I, too, am very glad you found this place!!!

[Taiidantomcat]

  welcome aboard!! would have never thought of this and if i had it would have taken me about 300 days longer to finish!!!

Ben

[Ed S]

Great idea and a cool paintjob.

Ed

[ysi_maniac]

I agree with all the posts before mine. 
BTW: Can we see exhausts in detail?

[r16]

far better modellers than me have spoken well of the work , no point for me to repeat them . But I hope we will be seeing some Robotechs of the same outstanding quality as the name inspires me to do so .

[Sisko]

Very anime inspired.

Looks good!! 

[gunfighter]

I need a pic, a drawing or whatever you have of that "super Raptor"...