Performance data for VVS aircraft?

[CaptainDoggles]

I know we're not quite there yet, but with the upcoming installment of the series being the Battle of Moscow, I was wondering if anyone knows of a good resource for performance data for the Soviet fighters.

Please and thank you.

[JG52Karaya]

These are all very informative:

http://wio.ru/tacftr/yak.htm

http://ram-home.com/ram-old/index.html

http://www.airpages.ru/eng/index.html

http://www.aviastar.org/air/russia/index.php

[CaptainDoggles]

Thanks for the links.

Those are all pretty good resources but as far as I've seen they have no polars/other charts which is what I'm looking for.

Primary sources as they say.

I've got what appears to be tests by the germans on captured Klimov 105 and 107 engines, and a Soviet Chart showing the same.

I've also got some Russian charts showing climb rate and max level speed plotted against altitude.

[Al Schlageter]

One has be careful with Soviet data. What was achieved under test conditions was not necessarily obtained with what came out the factory door to operational units.

[CaptainDoggles]

Originally Posted by Al Schlageter

One has be careful with Soviet data. What was achieved under test conditions was not necessarily obtained with what came out the factory door to operational units.

That could be said about any nation's air force. Bullet holes, patches, dust, dents, grass stuck in rivets, poor mainenance, bad gaskets, all of these things will cause a degradation in performance. I very much doubt that BOB-era spitfires and hurricanes were in the same polished condition as Supermarine's test aircraft were.

Everything I've read indicates Soviet workmanship problems were largely solved by mid-war, particularly when it came to fit and finish of the aircraft bodies.

[Al Schlageter]

How many a/c came out of the factory door with bullet holes, patches, dust, dents, grass stuck in rivets, poor maintenance, bad gaskets etc, etc, etc?