An after-war fighter interview with some recollections of Vietnam war

FPSOlkor · #1 11-15-2010, 02:11 PM

http://airforce.ru/history/cold_war/...vchenko_en.htm

kammo · #2 11-15-2010, 04:15 PM

Thank you! A interesting read.

SG1_Gunkan · #3 11-16-2010, 12:57 PM

Why so many problems for the landing in the La9? Perhaps for bad visibility? La5 and La7 don't have these problems?

FPSOlkor · #4 11-16-2010, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SG1_Gunkan

Why so many problems for the landing in the La9? Perhaps for bad visibility? La5 and La7 don't have these problems?

More powerful engine on virtually the same airframe = higher torque effect. Besides La-5 had this problem, for example Golubev from 4 GvIAP KBF recollected that this airplane had a severe tendency to overturn via roll to the left when throttle was fully aplied on final aproach...

SG1_Gunkan · #5 11-16-2010, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FPSOlkor

More powerful engine on virtually the same airframe = higher torque effect. Besides La-5 had this problem, for example Golubev from 4 GvIAP KBF recollected that this airplane had a severe tendency to overturn via roll to the left when throttle was fully aplied on final aproach...

Thank you very much, i didn't know.