Year 2017 is an anniversary for one offamous test pilots of our time. Bogdan Sergey Leonidovich, Hero of the Russian Federation, known for being the first to fly a fifth-generation fighter, celebrated his 55th birthday in March. What is known about this amazing person?
Уроженец Саратовской области, Сергей Богдан was born in 1962, March 27. But his childhood was spent in Voskresensk, near Moscow, where his parents moved from Volsk. The city was not far from the landing course of the Zhukovsky airfield, so the most modern military aircraft flew over the inhabitants. In addition, the father of the future celebrity served in aviation - all this predetermined the further choice of profession.
There is a case when a young man, checking himself,climbed on the crane, swinging it in all directions. Although he himself claims to be afraid of heights and has never been extreme. Any person, not feeling a support under their feet, experiences some discomfort, but uncertainty passes after regular parachute jumps.
Sergey Bogdan - a graduate of the Borisoglebsk military school of pilots. Since 1983, he flew the Su-17M2, rising to the squadron commander (the regiment of Naval Aviation, the Black Sea Fleet).
After eight years of service in the combat units SergeyBogdan entered the TsPLI (Akhtubinsk). This was not an unexpected decision. As a child, he read books about Galli, Chkalov, although he pushed him to try himself as a test pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Neznanov, who is in charge of airborne fire and tactical training. He closely followed the results of the ward, making out the necessary makings.
It was possible to realize the desire only after 4 years.Before being transferred to the fleet, the pilot Bogdan Sergey Leonidovich served in Mongolia, from where it was not possible to come to Russia. Having gone in 1991 from Crimea to Akhtubinsk for an interview, he immediately went to the entrance exams. I must say, it was so hard trials that the officer lost 30 kg of weight.
Параллельно он поступил и в МАИ, ради получения test engineer qualifications. Then he studied and worked in GLITs, belonging to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Being a military man, he put on the wing more than 50 types of combat aircraft. He has the first landings of the Su-25UTG fighter jets, as well as the Su-33 on an aircraft carrying cruiser. For this, in 2000 he received the Order of Courage. And in the same year he retired, having the rank of colonel.
Having left the army, test pilot Bogdan Sergey Leonidovich remained in the profession. He continued to work at the Sukhoi Design Bureau, taking part in the tests of the Su-27SKM, Su-30 MK2, Su-47.
Ему доводилось совершать показательные полёты в Russia and in France during the aviation exhibitions. In 2006, he was awarded the title of Honored Test Pilot. In his track record, by the way, there is not a single ejection.
Bogdan admits that 80% of aviation accidentsis due to the human factor, therefore, the main qualities of a professional are honesty and reliability. Sometimes because of hiding any information, a whole team of employees have to disassemble the plane almost cog in search of a nonexistent malfunction.
Reliability is important, because to conduct testsin extreme modes, you have to prepare for each flight from 1.5 to 3 hours, and at the end of it to do a competent analysis. Important and focus on the result. So, in the teams of test pilots, only a small part reached the level that allows them to perform complex flights. Sergey Leonidovich Bogdan already in 2003 began to prepare for the testing of fifth-generation fighter jets. That he happened to lift into the air the famous T-50.
The title awarded to Bogdan in 2011 isassessment of the merits of testing and implementing new aircraft. On the eve, in 2010, the test pilot lifted into the air from the airfield of Komsomolsk-on-Amur prototype of the future T-50. The flight lasted 45 minutes. And at the MAKS-2015, the fifth generation fighter was already officially presented, becoming its culmination.
Sergey Leonidovich Bogdan once compared the Su-27with a car that replaced the trucks. Now, the fourth generation fighter seems heavy and unnatural, and the 4 ++ generation (Su-35) has already demonstrated a new handling quality, leaving the legendary 27th version far behind. The main advantage of the T-50 and its difference from the previous fighter - low visibility on the radar. If a plane of the same mass can be seen for 300 km, then a modern model - for 100 km, and this seems to be a huge advantage in combat.
Test pilot personally met with the presidentPutin, who was interested in the comparative characteristics of the T-50 and F-22, emphasizing that the improvement of Russian aircraft occurs in response to the threat. Sergey Leonidovich Bogdan believes that according to super-maneuverability and other characteristics, the domestic plane will not yield to the American in anything. Only the F-22 is in service today, and the T-50 still needs some work.
Sergey Bogdan is still in the ranks, leadingthe flight service of the company "Sukhoi" and personally carrying out test flights. He is an example for his subordinates. The attitude to the airplanes, whose birth he compares to the birth of a child, speaks about his devotion to the profession. It takes the same 9 months. And for the last four from 20 to 50 people around the clock working on a new instance. From the skills and abilities of the tester depend on the results of the work of many people, to whom he always feels responsible.
