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=== Flight performance === | === Flight performance === | ||
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| − | + | La-11 is a long-range version of his brother, La-9 in nature; most of its flight performance is identical other than its heavier weight due to additional fuel tanks. The weight itself is in fact the culprit of it, making La-11 underperforms than La-9; at full load, it performs nowhere close to his brother, while in lighter load makes it fairly identical to La-9; therefore, bringing less fuel is suggested for better flight performance. | |
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| + | Like La-9 and many designs from Lavochkin Design Bureau, La-11 is specialized at below 4000 m (around 13000 ft) thanks to its M-82FN engine found on many earlier Soviet air-cooled propellers; this engine, at 1650 hp when spaded, could push La-11 up to 680 km/h at 6800m albeit its worse performance to liquid-cooled engines at such altitude. So keeping yourself below 4000 m is suggested, which might become a problem when being suppressed by late WWII propellers at higher altitudes. | ||
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=== Survivability and armour === | === Survivability and armour === | ||
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}} | {{Specs-Avia-Armour}} | ||
| − | + | Thanks to its development era at very early Cold War, the fuel tanks were equipped with nitrogen generator which helped to suppress a fire if the tanks were penetrated; making it less prone to being set aflame. | |
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| + | While the protection itself is nowhere to be proud of: a 55 mm glass-plate up front at the windshield and a 66 mm one at back, as well as a 8.5 mm steel plate at the lower rear side of the cockpit. It might migrate some damage from 12.7 mm, but anything beyond that can finish off the pilot with ease. | ||
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| + | * Steel plate | ||
| + | ** Rear of cockpit, behind the seat- 8.5 mm | ||
| + | * Bulletproof glass | ||
| + | ** Windshield- 55 mm | ||
| + | ** Rear of cockpit, behind the headrest- 66 mm | ||
=== Modifications and economy === | === Modifications and economy === | ||
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* 3 x 23 mm NS-23 cannons, nose-mounted (75 rpg = 225 total) | * 3 x 23 mm NS-23 cannons, nose-mounted (75 rpg = 225 total) | ||
| − | + | NS-23 cannons are common to those players who player Yakovlev's fighters as well, mostly fitted at the cowl with fairly few rounds. In Lavochkin's case, it has 225 rounds to spare with 75 rounds per guns spread around the engine fairing, one less gun to his brother. The caliber of this gun alone fears many aircrafts including the heaviest bombers, with aerial rounds, a few accurate shots land on fighters can ruin their day quickly with ease; the heaviest of bombers will also suffer from severe or even lethal damage. But do keep in mind that 225 rounds in total is not a good news for trigger-happy players, so fire these guns in short bursts. | |
== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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=== Manual Engine Control === | === Manual Engine Control === | ||
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* High rate of fire | * High rate of fire | ||
* Ability to fire half the guns (One 23 mm cannon is bound as light machine guns, the other two are cannons) | * Ability to fire half the guns (One 23 mm cannon is bound as light machine guns, the other two are cannons) | ||
| − | * Good performance below 3 km | + | * Good performance below 3 km thanks to the powerful engines |
* Decent roll rate | * Decent roll rate | ||
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* Doesn't perform well at altitudes above 4 km | * Doesn't perform well at altitudes above 4 km | ||
| − | * Low ammo capacity | + | * Low ammo capacity (worsen due to it has one less gun than La-9) |
* Powerful recoil | * Powerful recoil | ||
* Poor frontal cockpit visibility | * Poor frontal cockpit visibility | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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| + | ==== See also: [[La-9]] ==== | ||
| + | The Lavochkin La-9 (NATO: Fritz) was among the very last propeller fighters in the world, it started its fairly short life in the VVS in 1946; while the aircraft was still under the prototype name of La-130, VVS suggested that Lavochkin can further improve the range of La-130; the design, which has been rushed just 6 months after the commission of La-9, was later renamed to La-134, aka La-9M. The new La-9M was test by A.G. Kochetkov in May 1947, with many modifications over the original La-130 design and most of all, 1130 L fuel could be held instead of the original 825 L. This costs an 571 kg increase in full-load weight and after flight tests, it was concluded that La-9M could perform like a La-9 only when around 600 L of fuel was carried. | ||
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| + | The new La-134/La-9M then passed for certification and renamed to its current name- Lavochkin La-11 (NATO: Fang) in the same year; assembled at Factory 21 (UAC Sokol Aircraft Plant in Nizhny Novgorod) under the factory name Izdeliye 51. It was manufactured until 1951 when newer jets had already soaring in the skies, which also marked the end of propeller fighters [https://airpages.ru/eng/ru/la11.shtml]; the aircraft scored very little victories over its enemies due to the late introduction and were mostly used as trainers, most of them were then transferred to Soviet allies such as the KPAF and PLAAF, where would have a second life before they were all replaced by jets. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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;Skins | ;Skins | ||
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=la-11 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.] | * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=la-11 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.] | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ||
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;'' | * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;'' | ||
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' | * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' | ||
Revision as of 11:38, 14 December 2021
Contents
Description
The La-11 is a premium gift rank IV Soviet fighter with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB) and 5.7 (SB). It was introduced as a premium pack in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai" and was removed from the store after the 2018 Summer Sale. It was again made available briefly as part of the 2021 Summer Sale.
General info
Flight performance
La-11 is a long-range version of his brother, La-9 in nature; most of its flight performance is identical other than its heavier weight due to additional fuel tanks. The weight itself is in fact the culprit of it, making La-11 underperforms than La-9; at full load, it performs nowhere close to his brother, while in lighter load makes it fairly identical to La-9; therefore, bringing less fuel is suggested for better flight performance.
Like La-9 and many designs from Lavochkin Design Bureau, La-11 is specialized at below 4000 m (around 13000 ft) thanks to its M-82FN engine found on many earlier Soviet air-cooled propellers; this engine, at 1650 hp when spaded, could push La-11 up to 680 km/h at 6800m albeit its worse performance to liquid-cooled engines at such altitude. So keeping yourself below 4000 m is suggested, which might become a problem when being suppressed by late WWII propellers at higher altitudes.
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 6,200 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 653 | 632 | 10250 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 500 |
| Upgraded | 709 | 680 | 20.9 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 16.1 | ||
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 0 | 320 | 460 | 434 | 290 | ~12 | ~7 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 480 | < 340 | < 570 | > 341 |
| Compressor (RB/SB) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting 1 | ||
| Optimal altitude | 100% Engine power | WEP Engine power |
| 1,550 m | 1,650 hp | 1,995 hp |
| Setting 2 | ||
| Optimal altitude | 100% Engine power | WEP Engine power |
| 4,550 m | 1,430 hp | N/A |
Survivability and armour
Thanks to its development era at very early Cold War, the fuel tanks were equipped with nitrogen generator which helped to suppress a fire if the tanks were penetrated; making it less prone to being set aflame.
While the protection itself is nowhere to be proud of: a 55 mm glass-plate up front at the windshield and a 66 mm one at back, as well as a 8.5 mm steel plate at the lower rear side of the cockpit. It might migrate some damage from 12.7 mm, but anything beyond that can finish off the pilot with ease.
- Steel plate
- Rear of cockpit, behind the seat- 8.5 mm
- Bulletproof glass
- Windshield- 55 mm
- Rear of cockpit, behind the headrest- 66 mm
Modifications and economy
2 × 100 / 230 / 480 % 2 × 172 / 172 / 172 % | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | ||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The La-11 is armed with:
- 3 x 23 mm NS-23 cannons, nose-mounted (75 rpg = 225 total)
NS-23 cannons are common to those players who player Yakovlev's fighters as well, mostly fitted at the cowl with fairly few rounds. In Lavochkin's case, it has 225 rounds to spare with 75 rounds per guns spread around the engine fairing, one less gun to his brother. The caliber of this gun alone fears many aircrafts including the heaviest bombers, with aerial rounds, a few accurate shots land on fighters can ruin their day quickly with ease; the heaviest of bombers will also suffer from severe or even lethal damage. But do keep in mind that 225 rounds in total is not a good news for trigger-happy players, so fire these guns in short bursts.
Usage in battles
To be edited.
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Not controllable | Controllable Not auto controlled |
Controllable Not auto controlled |
Controllable Not auto controlled |
Separate | Controllable 2 gears |
Not controllable |
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Powerful nose-mounted cannons
- High rate of fire
- Ability to fire half the guns (One 23 mm cannon is bound as light machine guns, the other two are cannons)
- Good performance below 3 km thanks to the powerful engines
- Decent roll rate
Cons:
- Doesn't perform well at altitudes above 4 km
- Low ammo capacity (worsen due to it has one less gun than La-9)
- Powerful recoil
- Poor frontal cockpit visibility
History
See also: La-9
The Lavochkin La-9 (NATO: Fritz) was among the very last propeller fighters in the world, it started its fairly short life in the VVS in 1946; while the aircraft was still under the prototype name of La-130, VVS suggested that Lavochkin can further improve the range of La-130; the design, which has been rushed just 6 months after the commission of La-9, was later renamed to La-134, aka La-9M. The new La-9M was test by A.G. Kochetkov in May 1947, with many modifications over the original La-130 design and most of all, 1130 L fuel could be held instead of the original 825 L. This costs an 571 kg increase in full-load weight and after flight tests, it was concluded that La-9M could perform like a La-9 only when around 600 L of fuel was carried.
The new La-134/La-9M then passed for certification and renamed to its current name- Lavochkin La-11 (NATO: Fang) in the same year; assembled at Factory 21 (UAC Sokol Aircraft Plant in Nizhny Novgorod) under the factory name Izdeliye 51. It was manufactured until 1951 when newer jets had already soaring in the skies, which also marked the end of propeller fighters [1]; the aircraft scored very little victories over its enemies due to the late introduction and were mostly used as trainers, most of them were then transferred to Soviet allies such as the KPAF and PLAAF, where would have a second life before they were all replaced by jets.
Media
- Skins
- Videos
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the aircraft;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| Lavochkin Design Bureau (Лавочкинa Опытное конструкторское бюро) | |
|---|---|
| LaGG-3* | I-301 · LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-8 · LaGG-3-11 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-34 · LaGG-3-35 · LaGG-3-66 |
| La-5/7 | La-5 · La-5F · La-5FN · La-7 · Dolgushin's La-7 · La-7B-20 |
| La-9/11 | La-9 · La-11 |
| Jet Fighters | La-15 · La-174 · La-200 |
| Export | ␗La-9 · ␗La-11 |
| Captured | ▀La-5FN |
| *Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков), head designer V. P. Gorbunov | |
| USSR fighters | |
|---|---|
| I-15 | I-15 WR · I-15 M-22 · I-15 M-25 · I-15bis · Krasnolutsky's I-15bis |
| I-153 M-62 · Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 · I-153P | |
| I-16 | I-16 type 5 · I-16 type 10 · I-16 type 18 · I-16 type 24 · I-16 type 27 · I-16 type 28 · I-180S |
| I-29 | I-29 |
| I-185 | I-185 (M-71) · I-185 (M-82) |
| I-225 | I-225 |
| ITP | ITP (M-1) |
| MiG-3 | MiG-3-15 · MiG-3-15 (BK) · MiG-3-34 |
| LaGG | I-301 · LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-8 · LaGG-3-11 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-34 · LaGG-3-35 · LaGG-3-66 |
| La | La-5 · La-5F · La-5FN · La-7 · Dolgushin's La-7 · La-7B-20 · La-9 · La-11 |
| Yak-1/7 | Yak-1 · Yak-1B · Yak-7B |
| Yak-3 | Yak-3 · Eremin's Yak-3(e) · Yak-3P · Yak-3T · Yak-3U · Yak-3 (VK-107) |
| Yak-9 | Yak-9 · Yak-9B · Golovachev's Yak-9M · Yak-9T · Yak-9K · Yak-9U · Yak-9UT · Yak-9P |
| Other countries | ▂P-40E-1 · ▂P-47D-27 · ▂Hurricane Mk IIB · ▂Fw 190 D-9 · ▂Spitfire Mk IXc |
| P-39 | ▂P-39K-1 · ▂Pokryshkin's P-39N-0 · ▂P-39Q-15 |
| P-63 | ▂P-63A-5 · ▂P-63A-10 · ▂P-63C-5 |
| USSR premium aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | Krasnolutsky's I-15bis · I-16 type 28 · Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 · I-153P · I-180S · I-301 · ITP (M-1) |
| LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-34 · Dolgushin's La-7 · La-11 | |
| Eremin's Yak-3(e) · Yak-3 (VK-107) · Yak-3T · Golovachev's Yak-9M | |
| ▂P-39K-1 · ▂Pokryshkin's P-39N-0 · ▂P-39Q-15 · ▂P-40E-1 · ▂P-47D-27 · ▂P-63A-5 · ▂P-63A-10 · ▂P-63C-5 | |
| ▂Hurricane Mk IIB · ▂Spitfire Mk IXc · ▂Fw 190 D-9 | |
| Twin-engine fighters | I-29 |
| Jet fighters | Su-11 · MiG-15bis ISh · MiG-17AS · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-23ML |
| Strike aircraft | IL-2M "Avenger" · IL-2 M-82 · IL-8 (1944) · Su-6 · Tandem MAI · TIS MA · Su-8 · Tu-1 |
| Yak-38 · Su-7BMK · Su-25K · Su-39 | |
| Bombers | Po-2M · Be-6 · MBR-2-M-34 · Pe-2-205 · TB-3M-17-32 |
| ▂PBY-5A Catalina · ▂Hampden TB Mk I · ▂A-20G-30 · ▂B-25J-30 | |
