Lavochkin La-15
The Lavochkin La -15 (Russian Лавочкин Ла -15, NATO reporting name: Fantail ) is a Soviet fighter aircraft.
Development
The La -15 was developed by the Lavochkin design bureau as competition design for the MiG -15 and 1948 tested. Used was the British Rolls -Royce Derwent engine or whose license built RD -500. The aircraft was popular with pilots because of its maneuverability and climbing performance. Series production ended after only about 500 copies, for mass production, the MiG- 15 was selected. Although it was slightly inferior in their properties in the production and maintenance, however, much simpler.
Developments
Another derivation was the two-seater La - 15UTI, originated from the only two copies. The flight performance were similar to those of La - 15th In order to accommodate the second pilot's seat, the armament was reduced.