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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Tilt on June 23, 2004, 06:55:04 AM

Title: Lavochkin Bounce
Post by: Tilt on June 23, 2004, 06:55:04 AM
The La5's were infamous for a "bounce" during landing that was said to be off putting to new pilots.

I have just read that this was not the case with the La7 whose (80mm) longer gear enabled an increase shock absorber length which gave a much better landing characturistic.

From this one would presume that the  La5 bounce was a function of a rigid suspension rather than an elastic one.