Author Topic: looking for a link to La-7 pictures... (Read 770 times)

humble · « **on:** November 13, 2003, 05:04:40 PM »

A while back someone posted a link to some pictures of a restored LA-7 thats actually flying...would love to get that link again...

Thanks

Pongo · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2003, 05:16:28 PM »

It was an la9
airshow

Replicant · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2003, 05:43:58 PM »

Here's a few... Old Flying Machine Company's (Brietling Fighters) La-9

humble · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2003, 05:57:48 PM »

Thanks

mars01 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2003, 09:24:49 PM »

Man thats as pretty plane IRL.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2003, 11:11:53 PM »

It has 4 23mm cannon in the nose, these are same weapons as on our Il2...

mipoikel · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2003, 02:50:35 AM »

Its like a copy of FW190...

Dowding · « **Reply #7 on:** November 14, 2003, 03:39:27 AM »

Hardly. The Lavochkin designs orginated from the old inline-engined LaGG-3 (pre-dates the FW-190) with a more powerful radial bolted on instead (La-5). The La-9 is a result of several iterations of stream-lining and materials improvements.

GScholz · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2003, 04:07:52 AM »

... resulting in a FW lookalike.

Wilbus · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2003, 05:07:09 AM »

Just another target, pretty looking, but still a target.

LePaul · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2003, 09:22:38 AM »

Weren't the La7s fabricated from wood? So its kinda doubtful any would survive today (asides replicas)...I could be wrong, maybe I'm thinking of another Russian bird.

Pongo · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2003, 10:06:17 AM »

the only characterisics that might make you think it looks like a 190 are the squared off wingtips, radial engine and wide stance landing gear. Other then that it doest look like a 190 at all.
If you think that looks like a 190 you must think the Brewster buffalo looks like a 190 as well.

Yes the war time Lagg fighters were moslty wood. They didnt last long after the war unless they were in museums. Forturnalty several were so preserved.

TimRas · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2003, 11:21:50 AM »

mars01 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2003, 12:03:28 PM »

HEHEHEHE

Exactly TimRas

LOLH

nopoop · « **Reply #14 on:** November 16, 2003, 12:39:28 PM »

I've have a the La9 groundshot from the airshow at the Wallpaper site in 1024 with the incidental stuff edited out.