28.03.2008, 03:35
Its very similiar to the La7, as stated above it was all metal construction so the airframe was lighter than an La7, but it had massively increased range (almost double), Laminar flow wing, faster, slightly lower climb rate, higher wing loading, very similiar power to weight ratio but the most interesting feature (for me) would be the 4 x 23mm NS23 Cannon armament, that would deliver a real killer punch.
Below are some wiipedia links for the above mentioned
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudelman-Suranov_NS-23
This would make a very nice addition to the Korea campaign, for that matter a Skyradier and P61 would go down well :-)
Below are some wiipedia links for the above mentioned
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-9
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudelman-Suranov_NS-23
This would make a very nice addition to the Korea campaign, for that matter a Skyradier and P61 would go down well :-)