Lavochkin La-190

1951

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Lavochkin La-190

Owing little or nothing to earlier fighters from the Lavochkin design bureau, the La-190 was conceived to meet the demand of Yosif Stalin for the "fastest fighter in the world''. Other contenders were the I-350, progenitor of the MiG-19, and the Yak-1000, which, in the event, was to be abandoned before flight testing. The requirement called for use of the new Lyulka AL-5 turbojet which had an initial rating of 4600kg. The La-190 featured a tapered wing sweptback 55° at the leading edge, bicycle-type main undercarriage members with wingtip outrigger stabilising wheels, and an armament of two 37mm N-37 cannon. Innovations insofar as Soviet design was concerned included integral fuel tankage occupying virtually the entire interspar box of the 6.1% thickness wing which featured machined upper and lower skins. All control surfaces were powered by irreversible actuators. The sole prototype La-190 was completed in February 1951. The AL-5 engine offered less thrust than predicted and its unreliability led to cancellation of the development programme after only eight flights. However, a speed of 1190km/h at 5000m, or Mach=1.03, was attained in level flight during one test in March 1951.

Lavochkin La-190

Specification 
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight9257 kg20408 lb
  Empty weight7315 kg16127 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan9.90 m33 ft 6 in
  Length16.35 m54 ft 8 in
  Wing area38.93 m2419.04 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed1190 km/h739 mph
  Range1150 km715 miles

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Lavochkin La-190A three-view drawing (1650 x 1250)

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mashan, 20.06.2011 06:30

development programme after only eight flights. However, a speed of 1190km /h at 5000m, or Mach=1.03, was attained in level flight during one test in March 1951.

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bombardier, e-mail, 23.05.2011 14:31

Like many other otherwise excellent aircraft it was doomed by it's engine

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 bombardier

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