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Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: gatt 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.

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: Pongo on July 24, 2001, 11:29:00 AM

Thanks Gatt!

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: funkedup on July 24, 2001, 01:34:00 PM

Thx  :)

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: brady on July 25, 2001, 09:03:00 AM

TY :)

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: Frost 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.

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: gatt on July 25, 2001, 11:31:00 PM

Frost,
I'll check the book for that. Cya later   ;)

[ 07-26-2001: Message edited by: gatt ]

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: gatt on July 26, 2001, 10:58:00 AM

No word about external drop tanks. However:

Quote

"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
  :confused:

[ 07-26-2001: Message edited by: gatt ]

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: funkedup on July 26, 2001, 11:38:00 AM

I just ordered it, thx again Gatt.   :)

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: gatt on July 27, 2001, 02:22:00 AM

Heya Funked,
where have you ordered it? AFAIK that publisher is almost unknown.
Cya  ;)

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: leonid 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.

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: Fester' on July 30, 2001, 07:54:00 AM

how much fuel does La7 hold now?

Title: Fine book about the La-7
Post by: funkedup on July 30, 2001, 11:41:00 AM

Gatt:  www.abebooks.com (http://www.abebooks.com)
They always have what I'm looking for.   :)