Lavochkin La-200

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The Lavochkin La-200 was a Soviet all-weather jet fighter aircraft which first flew in 1949.

Lavochkin La-200
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Lavochkin La-200

The design used two turbojet engines arranged one behind the other in the fuselage, with the exhaust pipe of the forward engine located below the wings.

[edit] Specifications (La-200B)

[edit] General characteristics

  • Crew: two
  • Length: 17.33 m (56 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.96 m (42 ft 6 in)
  • Height: m ( ft in)
  • Wing area: 40 m² (431 ft²)
  • Empty: 8,810 kg (19,382 lb)
  • Loaded: 11,560 kg (25,432 lb)
  • Maximum takeoff: 16,244 kg (35,737 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 x Klimov VK-1A turbojets, 30.7 kN (6,820 lbf) thrust each

[edit] Performance

  • Maximum speed: 1,030 km/h (642 mph)
  • Range: 960 km (599 miles)
  • Service ceiling: 14,125 m (46,330 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 1,429 m/min (4,687 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 289 kg/m² (59 lb/ft²)
  • Thrust-to-weight: 2.6 N/kg

[edit] Armament

  • 3 x 37 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-37 cannon

[edit] Related content

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Comparable aircraft:

Designation sequence: La-176 - La-180 - La-190 - La-200 - La-250


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