Comparison of the Hawker Tempest and the La-7, two of the best low-altitude fighters of the Second World War.
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00:04 History
02:04 Engine
07:39 Basic Characteristics
10:34 Speed
11:17 Vertical Maneuverability
12:17 Horizontal Maneuverability
13:06 Range
13:37 Armament
16:25 Resilience
17:02 Interior and Handling
22:17 Results and Opinion
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Sources
- Lavochkin Fighters of the Second World War by Jason Nicholas Moore
- La-5/7 vs Fw 190 Eastern Front 1942-45 by Dmitriy Khazanov and Aleksander Medved
- Tempest vs Fw 190D-9 1944-45 by Robert Forsyth
- Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Sea Fury by Kev Darling
- Flying to the Limit by Peter Caygill
- Profile Number 197 - The Hawker Tempest I-VI by Francis K. Mason
- Fighter Aircraft Performance of WW2 by Erik Pilawskii
- British Piston Aero-Engines and Their Aircraft by Alec Lumsden
- Russian Piston Aero Engines by Vladimir Kotelnikov
- Major Piston Aero Engines of World War II by Victor Bingham
- The Secret Horsepower Race by Calum E. Douglas
- Aircraft Engines of the World by Paul H. Wilkinson
Aircraft Engines of the World Vol.2 by A.W. Judge
- Flying Guns World War II by Anthony G. Williams & Dr Emmanuel Gustin
- Wings On My Sleeves - The World's Greatest Test Pilot Tells His Story by Captain Eric Brown
- Luftwaffe Test Pilot - Flying Captured Allied Aircraft of World War 2 by Hans-Werner Lerche
Online Sources:
- http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/
- Airpages.ru
- https://oldmachinepress.com/2020/09/20/napier-h-24-sabre-aircraft-engine/
- Several smaller sources like aircraft manuals and tests
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