1/72 FLYING HEROES SERIES SM2005 La-5FN Captain K S Nazimov No.71, 254 IAP Poland Summer 1944 |
Lavochkin La-5 The Soviet La-5FN was the definitive version of the La-5 series. This wooden aircraft first saw combat in the Battle of Kursk and was considered as an equal to the German BF-109G6. With the arrival of the La-5's and later the La-7, the era of domination on the eastern front by the Luftwaffe fighters was over. Specifications Crew - 1 pilot Length - 8.67 m (28 ft 5.33 in) Wingspan - 9.80 m (32 ft 1.75 in) Height - 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) Wingarea - 17.5 m² (188 ft² ) Empty weight - 2,605 kg (5,743 lb) Loaded weight - 3,265 kg (7,198 lb) Max takeoff weight - 3,402 kg (7,500 lb) Powerplant - 1 x Shvetsov ASh-82FN radial engine, 1,215 kW (1,630 hp) |
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