La-5

[321BAR]

a Yak with a Drop tank 

Yak3s need to be added

[Perrine]

got any ideas how fast is la-5 @ deck and alt?

[Imowface]

Unfortunatly, 90% of the specs listed on the internet, are either wrong or mixing and matching the La-5 with the La-5FN
but going from a guesstimation, I would put its top speed around 365 at 9k and 350 on deck

[Imowface]

for confirmation of my last post, the M-82  engine gave the La-5 a 25mph increase over the Klimov engined LaGG-3
giving it a top speed of 382mph
and here is some incentive to add it, who wouldnt want to fly a plane with that paintjob!

[Krusty]

You realize that La-5FN in-game tops out about 390mph anyways? And that La-7 and La-5 have nearly identical turn rates, climb rates, acceleration rates, etc, and only differ in the La-7 having a 25-30mph lead due to a streamlined design?

So you want a La-5 that flies 10mph slower? Fly at 95% throttle...

[Imowface]

La-5 has worse accel then the 5FN and 7, it has worse climb its heavier, and it wont turn as good at slow speeds, due to it not having slats, but it did have longer range, and by your logic krusty, if thats what you think of adding the La-5, do you not want to have the Yak-3 in game either? because we already have the 9U and thats "close enough"?

[waystin2]

La-5 has worse accel then the 5FN and 7, it has worse climb its heavier, and it wont turn as good at slow speeds, due to it not having slats, but it did have longer range, and by your logic krusty, if thats what you think of adding the La-5, do you not want to have the Yak-3 in game either? because we already have the 9U and thats "close enough"?

Actually I follow Krusty's logic but do not agree with it as inclusion criteria.  The Yak-3 will blow the Yak-9 out of the water by the way.   So, no the Yak 9 is not close enough.  Two different birds for sure.  Are you listening Hitech, we need the Yak-3!

 

Way

[Imowface]

the same could be said about the La-5FN not being close enough then

[waystin2]

the same could be said about the La-5FN not being close enough then

LOL.  I agree with you Mow.  Just getting my Yak-3 plug in there since you mentioned it!

 

Way

[Imowface]

  glad to hear it, I too agree that the Yak 3 should be added aswell

 

[Wmaker]

You realize that La-5FN in-game tops out about 390mph anyways? And that La-7 and La-5 have nearly identical turn rates, climb rates, acceleration rates, etc, and only differ in the La-7 having a 25-30mph lead due to a streamlined design?

So you want a La-5 that flies 10mph slower? Fly at 95% throttle...

Not as simple as that.

Also, three premier front line fighter families of the VVS deserve to be represented just as well as the three premier fighters of the USAAF. La-5 would be great for several midwar scenarios/events/ava.

[Wmaker]

La-5 has worse accel then the 5FN and 7, it has worse climb its heavier, and it wont turn as good at slow speeds, due to it not having slats,

The protype didn't have slats but the serial production aircraft had them.

[Imowface]

? as far as I have read, no early La-5's had slats, may I ask what source you are using? I would like to find more info on it

[Wmaker]

? as far as I have read, no early La-5's had slats, may I ask what source you are using? I would like to find more info on it

Yefim Gordon's and Dmitri Khazanov's Soviet Combat Aircraft of the Second World War Vol.1. It is a great source on Soviet single engined a/c. The second volume deals with twin engined combat aircraft. It is basically the best single source available in english.

EDIT/Here's a 3-view drawing showing the slats: http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/fww2/la5/la5-1.gif/EDIT

[Perrine]

i recall that La-5 and La-5F had extra fuel tanks
La-5FN and 7 do not.