LAVOCHKIN LA-9

 

BRAND and MODEL
LAVOCHKIN LA-9
TYPE
Single-seat fighter
ORIGIN
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
ENGINE
One 1,395 kw (1,870 hp) Shvetsov ASh-82FHV fourteen-cylinder two-row radial air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 10.6 m (34 ft 9¼ in)

Length: 9.2 m (30 ft 2¼ in)

Height: 2.98 m (9 ft 8 in)

Wing area: 17.71 m² (190.63 sq ft)

Max speed at sea level: 689 km/h (428 mph)

Max speed at 3,499 m (11,480 ft): 652 km/h (405 mph)

Cruising speed: 502 km/h (312 mph)

Initial rate of climb: 1,170 m/min (3,480 ft/min)

Time to 4,999 m (16,400 ft): 4.2 mins

Service ceiling: 11,235 m (36,400 ft)

Max range: 1,735 km (1,078 miles)

Empty weight: 2,660 kg (5,864 lb)

Loaded weight: 3,425 kg (7,551 lb)

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