Lavochkin La-168
The Lavochkin La-168 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR. Like the better known Mikoyan MiG-15 which was ultimately selected and went on to become one of the most successful jet fighters of its era, the Lavochkin La-168 was designed in response to a 1946 request for an advanced swept-wing jet fighter capable of transonic performance. It was to use new turbojet based on the Rolls-Royce Nene in competition with the design bureaus of Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich, and Aleksandr Yakovlev. A scaled down version of this aircraft would lead to the production of the La-15, which performed well but would be dropped in favor of the MiG-15.
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- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1948-04-22
Specifications
- Max speed
- 580 kt
- Range
- 810 nm
- Service ceiling
- 42,650 ft
- Rate of climb
- 7,440 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 10,097 lb
- Empty weight
- 6,859 lb
- Powerplant
- Klimov RD-45
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 34.7 ft
- Wingspan
- 31.2 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.