Lavochkin La-7In service: May 1944
PowerplantOne Shvetsov ASh-82FN radial pistol engine rated at 1,850 hp for take-off.
Fuel capacity:
Internal fuel 560 liters; external fuel up to 200 liters in two 100 liter drop tanks.
DimensionsWing:
Span 32ft 1.75 in; aspect ratio 5.46; area 189.34 sq ft
Fuselage and tail:
Length 28 ft 2.5 in; height 8 ft 6.25 in
Operational weights:
Empty 5,732 lb; equipped; normal take off 7,187 lb; maximum take off 7,469
PerformanceMaximum speed level 'clean' 423 mph at 22,300 ft declining to 373 mph at sea level.
Maximum range 394.5 miles.
Climb to 16,405 ft in 4 minutes 30 seconds; service ceiling 35,105 ft.
ArmamentFixed:
Three 20mm Beresin B-20 fixed forward-firing cannon in the upper part of the forward fuselage (two to port and one to starboard) or two 20mm ShVAK fixed forward-firing cannon in the upper part of the forward fuselage, in each case with synchronization equipment to fire through the propeller disc.
Disposable:
Up to 882 lb of disposable stores carried on two hardpoints (both under the wings with each unit rated at 441 lb), and generally comprising of two 441 lv FAB-200 bombs or up to six 3.2 in (82mm) RS-82 air-to-surface rockets.
Cheap perk.
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Nath_____
9./JG 54
"Grünherz" 
A captured Bolshevik pilot once stated, "In battle, the fighters with the green hearts are generally in the minority. But when they're there, things realy heat up. They're all aces!"
[This message has been edited by Nath-BDP (edited 02-02-2001).]
