Tempest vs La-7 - The Best Low-Altitude Fighter of WW2

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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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

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Airpages.ru
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Several smaller sources like aircraft manuals and tests


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