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| Owing little or nothing to earlier fighters from the
Lavochkin design bureau, the La-190 was conceived to
meet the demand of Yosif Stalin for the "fastest fighter
in the world''. Other contenders were the I-350, progenitor
of the MiG-19, and the Yak-1000, which, in the
event, was to be abandoned before flight testing. The
requirement called for use of the new Lyulka AL-5
turbojet which had an initial rating of 4600kg. The La-190 featured a tapered wing sweptback
55° at the leading edge, bicycle-type main
undercarriage members with wingtip outrigger stabilising
wheels, and an armament of two 37mm N-37
cannon. Innovations insofar as Soviet design was concerned
included integral fuel tankage occupying virtually
the entire interspar box of the 6.1% thickness
wing which featured machined upper and lower
skins. All control surfaces were powered by irreversible
actuators. The sole prototype La-190 was completed
in February 1951. The AL-5 engine offered less
thrust than predicted and its unreliability led to cancellation
of the development programme after only eight
flights. However, a speed of 1190km/h at
5000m, or Mach=1.03, was attained in level
flight during one test in March 1951.
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 9257 kg | 20408 lb |
| Empty weight | 7315 kg | 16127 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 9.90 m | 33 ft 6 in |
| Length | 16.35 m | 54 ft 8 in |
| Wing area | 38.93 m2 | 419.04 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 1190 km/h | 739 mph |
| Range | 1150 km | 715 miles |
 | A three-view drawing (1650 x 1250) |
| mashan, 20.06.2011 06:30 development programme after only eight flights. However, a speed of 1190km /h at 5000m, or Mach=1.03, was attained in level flight during one test in March 1951. reply | | bombardier, e-mail, 23.05.2011 14:31 Like many other otherwise excellent aircraft it was doomed by it's engine reply |
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