Lavochkin La-15

The Lavochkin La-15 (GAZ-21 product code Izdeliye 52 USAF reporting name Type 21 NATO reporting name Fantail) was an early Soviet jet fighter and a contemporary of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.

Lavochkin La-15, the first Yak-25 program was abandoned and the designation Yak-25 was re-used for a new interceptor. See Yakovlev Yak-25 (1947) for the description of that aircraft.1
After it lost a competition with the MiG-15 and Lavochkin La-15Lavochkin La-15-See also:-Bibliography:*Gordon,Yefim. Lavochkin's Last Jets. Midland Publishing. Hinkley. 2007. ISBN 1 85780 253 3-Further reading:*Gunston, Bill.2
Lavochkin LA-15 "early jet" La-15 model in 1/72 scale. The Lavochkin LA-15 was one of the first jet fighters of the USSR.3
Sort photos of Lavochkin La-15 by version Lavochkin La-15 Sort photos of Lavochkin La-17 by airline Sort photos of Lavochkin La-17 4
Lavochkin La-15 - Definition = The Lavochkin La-15 (NATO reporting name 'Fantail') was an early Soviet jet fighter and a contemporary of the Mikoyan-Gurevich 5

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Lavochkin La-15 'Fantail' - Soviet Union, first generation jet fighters Lockheed F-94 Starfire - United States, first generation jet fighters 6
NEW!! 12/11/04: For the Lavochkin La-15 'Fantail'; contemporary of the MiG-15 Click HERE to D/L the Fantail's Hangar Screen This one is for 7
Lavochkin La-150 was the Lavochkin bureau's response to Joseph Stalin's order of February 1945 to design and build a single-seat jet fighter around a Junkers Jumo 004B 8
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The Lavochkin La-150/152/154/160 all flew in 1946 The North American FJ-1 flew in 1946 The Avia S92 flew in 1946 and was a copy of the Me 262 10
Jet Or Prop
jet
Height Alt
12
Engine(jet)
Klimov RD-500
Length Alt
955.04
Thrust Main
15.6
Lists
* List of fighter aircraft* List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
Range Main
1170.0
Loaded Weight Main
3800.0
Max Speed Alt
38280.0
Loading Main
238
Developed From
Aircraft 174
Introduction
1949
Height Main
3.8 m
Max Speed Main
1026.0
Ceiling Main
13
500 m
Number Built
235
Crew
one
Thrust/weight
1
Loaded Weight Alt
8490.0
Retired
1953
Thrust Alt
3495
Armament
1380.0
Area Main
16.167 m²
Primary user
Span Alt
883.92
Plane Or Copter?
Manufacturer
First Flight
1948-01-08
Number Of Jets
1
Climb Rate Main
31.7 m-s
Type of jet
Climb Rate Alt
6240.0
Length Main
9.56 m
Span Main
8.83 m
Area Alt
173.83
Range Alt
43800.0
Similar Aircraft
* MiG-15* FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II* Yakovlev Yak-25 (1947)* F-84F Thunderstreak* North American F-86 Sabre
Related
* Aircraft 168* Aircraft 176
Empty Weight Main
3000.0
Ceiling Alt
44290.0
Category
Empty Weight Alt
6500.0
Loading Alt
49

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