Lavochkin La-5

La-5 When it was ordained to change the engine Klimov of the hunter-bomber LaGG-3 by a Shvetsov M-82 with cylinders in star was increased its power of very notable way and an excellent airplane was achieved, La-5. It began to fly in March 1942 as prototype.

The manufacture, which extended until the end of 1944, gave place to a whole of 9.920 airplanes, distributed in several versions. An engine M-82A capably of developing a power of 1.480 CV took la-5 basic. Other versions were La-5F, with an engine M-82F later replaced with one Ash-82F, LA-5FN type 41, which was incorporating metal wings in substitution of those of wood of previous models, and La-5UTI, thought like plane of training of which were made scarce devices.



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	Lavochkin La-5 Country: Soviet Union Period of activity: 1941 Crew: 1 members Dimensions: 9,8 m. breadth; 8,67 m. length; 2,54 m. height Weigh: 2.605 kg. In emptiness; 3.265 kg. Normal in takeoff; 3.420 kg. Maximum Autonomy: 765 km. Engine: A Shvetsov ASh-82FN, 14 cylinders in double star, 1.630 CV Speed: 648 km/h. maxim; 5 mins. initial raise to 5.000 m.; 11.000 m.service's roof Armament: Two cannons of 20 mm. and exteriorload of rockets and bombs of 500 kgs.		When it was ordained to change the engine Klimov of the hunter-bomber LaGG-3 by a Shvetsov M-82 with cylinders in star was increased its power of very notable way and an excellent airplane was achieved, La-5. It began to fly in March 1942 as prototype. The manufacture, which extended until the end of 1944, gave place to a whole of 9.920 airplanes, distributed in several versions. An engine M-82A capably of developing a power of 1.480 CV took la-5 basic. Other versions were La-5F, with an engine M-82F later replaced with one Ash-82F, LA-5FN type 41, which was incorporating metal wings in substitution of those of wood of previous models, and La-5UTI, thought like plane of training of which were made scarce devices.
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