La-11

La-11

La-11

USSR

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.3	5.3	5.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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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

Max speed

at 6 200 m680 km/h

Turn time22 s

Max altitude10 250 m

EngineShvetsov M-82FN

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight4 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

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

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear320 km/h

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 941

RB4 371

SB9 479

Crew training10 000

Experts320 000

Aces1 100

Research Aces1 050 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 100 / 230 / 480 %

2 × 172 / 172 / 172 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	ns23_belt_pack ns23_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 13 x 23 mm NS-23 cannon

Ammunition225 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

The La-11 is armed with:

• 3 x 23 mm NS-23 cannons, nose-mounted (75 rpg = 225 total)

The 23 mms don't always get the job done, but when they do work, they work great. Air target belts are typically the best belt against other aircraft due to their explosive punch.

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

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
• Decent roll rate

Cons:

• Doesn't perform well at altitudes above 4 km
• Low ammo capacity
• Powerful recoil
• Poor frontal cockpit visibility

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the La-11 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Premium Review: La-11 [Underwhelming] - Jengar

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

• [Devblog] La-11: The Last of Its Kind
• Official data sheet - more details about the performance

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