Fightersexperimental Soviet jet fighter
Lavochkin La-160
The Lavochkin La-160, known as Strelka (Arrow), was the first Soviet swept-winged jet fighter research prototype. It was designed and manufactured by the Lavochkin Design Bureau from 1946. USAF reporting name - Type 6
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1947-07-23
Specifications
- Max speed
- 523 kt
- Range
- 540 nm
- Service ceiling
- 40,030 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,905 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 8,950 lb
- Empty weight
- 6,036 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × YuF afterburning RD-10
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 33 ft
- Wingspan
- 29 ft
- Height
- 14 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.