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Lavochkin La-7

36.4k Cjredwards  9.3 years ago

The Lavochkin La-7 (Russian: ???????? ??-7) was a piston-engined Soviet fighter developed during World War II by the Lavochkin Design Bureau (OKB). It was a development and refinement of the Lavochkin La-5, and the last in a family of aircraft that had begun with the LaGG-1 in 1938. Its first flight was in early 1944 and it entered service with the Soviet Air Forces later in the year. A small batch of La-7s was given to the Czechoslovak Air Force the following year, but it was otherwise not exported. Armed with two or three 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon, it had a top speed of 661 kilometers per hour (411 mph). The La-7 was felt by its pilots to be at least the equal of any German piston-engined fighter and even shot down a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. It was phased out in 1947 by the Soviet Air Force, but served until 1950 with the Czechoslovak Air Force.

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 29.3ft (8.9m)
  • Length 25.8ft (7.9m)
  • Height 10.3ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 36lbs (16kg)
  • Loaded Weight 50lbs (23kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 9.943
  • Wing Loading 0.2lbs/ft2 (1.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 204.5ft2 (19.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3312

Parts

  • Number of Parts 58
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 295
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    Ah. It looks beautifully accurate though. Maybe i'll try to mess with it a little and get it to fly.

    8.8 years ago
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    36.4k Cjredwards

    It's because the wings are made with fuselage blocks instead of full wings, lol I was trying new things haha!😂@DerHammer

    8.8 years ago
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    It weighs nothing so why can it not take off?

    8.8 years ago
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    6,836 DADOU
    Nice work!
    9.3 years ago
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    36.4k Cjredwards
    Thanks!! You should check out my p-39 its my most recent plane! @WeeBabySeamus
    9.3 years ago
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    These wings are glorious, along with the rest of the plane. You just set a new standard in wing design!
    9.3 years ago
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    15.9k Allstar
    Awesome!!
    9.3 years ago
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    17.1k jimbojet
    Cool details
    9.3 years ago
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    25.2k JacobHardy64
    you should make the LA-7R, it has a mini jet in the back
    9.3 years ago
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    77.9k Cedy117
    Nice
    9.3 years ago