Lavochkin La-9

1946

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Lavochkin La-9

Closely related to the La-126, the La-130 - first flown on 16 June 1946 - embodied a number of refinements, both aerodynamic and structural, and featured a revised fuel system of increased capacity. It retained the ASh-82FN radial of the preceding fighters, but provision was made for a quartet of 23mm NS-23 cannon. Series production was authorised in November 1946 as the La-9, deliveries to the VVS commencing February 1947 from GAZ 21 at Gor'kiy. A tandem two-seat training version, the La-9UTI, was flown in July 1947, and series production continued for three years, 1,630 single-seaters and 265 two-seaters being built.

La-9RD

One example, designated La-138, was fitted with two PVRD-430 ramjets of 300kg underwing, factory testing being performed during March and April 1947, and increases in level speed of 107 to 112km/h were recorded in level flight. A small batch of aircraft was completed with underwing provision for RD-13 pulsating athodyds, or pulse-jets, as La-9RDs. These boosters were found to have a deleterious effect on handling characteristics.

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Lavochkin La-9A three-view drawing (1673 x 1240)

Specification 
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight3676 kg8104 lb
  Empty weight2660 kg5864 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan9.8 m32 ft 2 in
  Length8.6 m28 ft 3 in
  Wing area17.7 m2190.52 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed690 km/h429 mph
  Ceiling10800 m35450 ft
  Range1735 km1078 miles

La-138

Comments
Jason Moore, 26.11.2011 06:15

Probably the best low to medium altitude piston-engined fighter ever. I'd take this aeroplane in a fight below 15,000 ft. over any other piston-engined design. The four 23mm armament was in particular monstrously powerful. A one-second burst would have shredded any other single-engined 'plane.

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Ed Hunter, 23.09.2011 16:53

Essentially La-7? Not really. How do you transform a wooden construction into all-metal one? It's essentially new, it just looks similar to La-7. For example the wing is all new, laminar flow, fuel capacity is 835l instead of 464l, firepower 4x23mm instead of 3x20mm, etc.

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bombardier, e-mail, 23.05.2011 12:07

This aircraft was essentially an all-metal version of the famous La-7.Despite it's obsolence compared to jets it served with distinction in Korea

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 bombardier

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Stewart Graham, e-mail, 25.06.2010 03:29

Does anyone know if there are plans available for this aircraft?? even scale plans would do!!

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