FightersSoviet interceptor aircraft
Lavochkin La-250
The Lavochkin La-250 "Anakonda" was a high-altitude interceptor aircraft prototype developed in the Soviet Union by the Lavochkin design bureau in the 1950s. Its nickname "Anaconda" was invented during the flight test and referred to both the elongated body shape as well as the relatively critical flight characteristics of the machine.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1956-07-16
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 920 kt
- Max speed
- 970 kt
- Range
- 1,100 nm
- Service ceiling
- 56,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,200 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 60,627 lb
- Empty weight
- 41,864 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 360 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Lyulka AL-7F-1 afterburning turbojet engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 87.9 ft
- Wingspan
- 45.8 ft
- Height
- 21.3 ft
- Number built
- 5
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.