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Offline gatt

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« on: July 24, 2001, 07:52:00 AM »
Lavochin La-7
by Milos Vestsik
MBI Publications (Miroslav Bily)
ISBN 80-902238-7-7

Story, tech drawings, tech and performance data, profiles ... (English-Czech test). Very nice.
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"And one of the finest aircraft I ever flew was the Macchi C.205. Oh, beautiful. And here you had the perfect combination of italian styling and german engineering .... it really was a delight to fly ... and we did tests on it and were most impressed." - Captain Eric Brown

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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2001, 11:29:00 AM »
Thanks Gatt!
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2001, 01:34:00 PM »
Thx  :)
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2001, 09:03:00 AM »
TY :)
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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2001, 06:59:00 PM »
Does the book say anything about drop tanks?  Don't know if they were used on the LA-7, but would be nice to have if they were.
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2001, 11:31:00 PM »
Frost,
I'll check the book for that. Cya later   ;)

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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2001, 10:58:00 AM »
No word about external drop tanks. However:
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"there were three tanks of a total capacity of 466 litres, the main tank (170 litres) in the wing/fuselage centre section joint and two wing tanks of 148 litres each".

AFAIK AH's La-7 has only one main tank
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« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2001, 11:38:00 AM »
I just ordered it, thx again Gatt.   :)
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« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2001, 02:22:00 AM »
Heya Funked,
where have you ordered it? AFAIK that publisher is almost unknown.
Cya  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2001, 06:34:00 PM »
Thanks, GATT  :)

The Czechs have a special relationship with the Lavochkin series.  A fighter regiment of Czech pilots was formed as part of the VVS.  They then flew air cover for the Czech resistance, using bases in Czech partisan regions.  After the war, they kept their Lavochkins, using them as part of their own air force.
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2001, 07:54:00 AM »
how much fuel does La7 hold now?
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2001, 11:41:00 AM »
Gatt:  www.abebooks.com
They always have what I'm looking for.   :)
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