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MiG plasma cloaking device to take off soon
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 13:33:53 -0700
From: "Terry W. Colvin"
Subject: MiG plasma cloaking device to take off soon
Source: The Electronic (Daily) Telegraph,June 14, 1999,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000343180237640&rtmo=au4WahhJ&atmo=99999999
&pg=/et/99/6/10/ecnmig10.html
MiG plasma cloaking device to take off soon
By Jon Pratty
A NEW Russian MiG fighter that uses a "Star Trek"-style plasma cloaking
device to hide from enemy radar and missiles is due to make its first
flight any day.
The stealth device weighs under 100kg and can be fitted to any aircraft. It
surrounds the plane with a cloud of plasma or electrically charged gas,
rendering it invisible to enemy radar, say its makers.
The plasma stealth system on the MiG 1.42 is most likely real; Russian
scientists have long been experts in high-energy physics.
"The Russians do have some novel approaches to plasma research," said Nick
Cook, of Jane's Defence Weekly. "I suspect they are very much more advanced
than we think. This device promises passive reductions in both radar
cross-section and drag."
The device was developed at a secret base outside Moscow called the M.V.
Keldysh Research Centre. Established as long ago as 1933, it is one of the
pioneering centres of rocket research in the world. The centre's website
coyly confirms that work on plasma physics takes place, as well as building
new rocket engines, space power plants and lasers.
The Russians are so convinced of the value of the new cloaking shield, they
want to sell it to raise hard currency. Jane's Defence Weekly recently
revealed the makers are now offering to fit the system to any fighter,
raising the unhappy prospect of Iraqi or Serbian MiGs using it.
The first flight has been postponed several times since January; to date,
the plane has only taxied on a runway for some visiting politicians and
generals. Unkind observers in the West have suggested that the plane is
nothing more than a dummy. Said Cook, "It's a real aircraft, but it is a
generation behind our latest offering in the West."
*11 February 1999: Nasa jet takes a turn for the better [New flight control
sytem]
External:
*M.V. Keldysh Research Centre - Federation of American Scientists
*Jane's Defence Weekly [Subscription required]
*MiG 1.42 info - Russian Aviation FAQ
*MiG 1.42 Photos - AeroWorldNet
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Created: Mon Jun 21 16:41:54 EDT 1999