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Title: Lavochkin La-5 - Documentary

The La-5 was an elite fighter, it was the most powerful and well-armed aircraft in the Soviet Union when it

was launched. It represents the Soviet response to German technology, was faster than the 109

at low altitudes and outclimb the 190. It took part in the Battle of Stalingrad

and other great battles that followed. It was used by many elite groups and became

the favorite plane of many aces, including the biggest allied ace in WWII:  "Ivan the Terrible".

The Lavochkin Industries' main fighter, the "LaGG" had been turned down by the government as their

production lines were building the competitor's plane, the YaK-7B.

Lavochkin's solution was bold and creative,

they fitted a radial bomber engine into the LaGG fuselage.

With few changes in the LaGG to reduce weight and fit the Shvetsov Ash 82 engine,

the La-5 is born. Until the end of the conflict, the aeronautical industry in Germany and

Japan went through similar situations. Focke-Wulf developed the Fw 190 D-9

using the radial engine of a bomber. And Kawasaki created the Ki-100, also using a

bomber radial engine. The three fighters were successful at their conventions.

LaGG - Was created by S. Lavochkin, V. Gorbunov and M. Godkov - 
Abbreviating names: La. G.G.

The La-5 was developed by Seymon Lavochkin with the assistance of Vladimir Gorbunov.

Tests with the La-5 were very positive and the Soviet high command ordered immediate production.

Lavochkin Industries was back in business! The radial engine gave the La-5, 

in addition to good speed, the ability to carry more guns. It was armed with two

20 mm automatic cannons with a capacity of 340 howitzers, more than the average of the Yak with a

single 20 mm cannon that carry between 120 and 140 howitzers. Prototype development, testing,

production and the first combats took place in record time, in the same year 1942.

Soviet planes were built using some wooden components.

This wood was pressed at high temperatures, becoming very resistant.

However, it was heavier than aluminum and limited aircraft performance.

The Soviets produced tens of thousands more planes than the Germans, even with a shortage of metal.

Armored glass add in the La-5 in 1943.

Soviet fighters, like almost all allied fighters,

had manual controls on the engine. The Soviet pilot controlled the

radiators levels, shutters to cool the engine, turbocharger level, gasoline mixture,

RPM and "emergency power". That push the engine to max speed for a few minutes.

Despite many controls, most were adjusted in mode continuous and uniformly

and only changed in situations such as takeoffs and landings and rarely

in high altitude flights. The constant RPM was easy to use

 during combat. To reach maximum speed the

pilot had to close the engine shutters, accelerate and activate the "emergency power".

Piloting an airplane manually might be in the way of a novice pilot,

 but it certainly made no difference to the veteran pilot.

The Messerschmitt 109 had automatic controls and the pilot only adjusted

the plane's throttle during the flight.

The wings had slats that opened for more stability in the turn, making the 109 one of the

most stable planes of WWII. The 109 also had some drawbacks.

Flaps that could be used in combat to shorten turn time were

manually operated with a wheel and they this was a little slow. The cockpit of some

variants had a "lot of iron" which created many blind spots that could hinder combat.

The La-5 cockpit was wide and had relatively good visibility.

The flaps were actuated with an electrical system by pressing two buttons to lower and raise.

It also had wing slats, technology copied from Messerschmitt by Lavochkin.

The Russians learned a lot from the Germans, it helped them to win the war.

10,000 La-5 and variants were produced throughout the War.

5,900 of its successor, the La-7, were also produced.

During the battle of Stalingrad the La-5 fought the Me 109 G-2.

At an altitude of 6 thousand meters the 109 makes 650 km/h while the La-5 a mere 600 km/h.

At sea level the La-5 makes 544 km/h while the 109 G-2 makes 525.

In 43 the La-5FN faces the 109 G-6.

At 6 thousand meters the 109 makes 640 km/h and the La-5 630.

At sea level the 109 makes 530 km/h and the La-5FN an incredible 580!

The La-5 made its debut at the end of the Battle of Stalingrad.

Despite being a more powerful and well-armed fighter,

the La-5 suffered heavy casualties when it entered service.

That's because the VVS was reorganizing and was suffering from a

lack of good leading pilots in mid -1942.

 On 15 December during Stalingrad

3rd GIAP with 18x La-5 entered in combat against 31x Bf 109.

seven 109 were down and the Reds suffered none losses.

The Red Army's victories in 43 were accompanied by aerial victories.

The VVS organized itself and won an expressive air battle on the Kuban peninsula.

The La-5 participated in this battle and in all consecutive battles.

The first version of the La-5 suffered from overheating issues.

The updated version with the M-82F engine fixed the overheating.

The "FN" uses direct fuel injection which increases  speed by an additional 40 km/h.

During the biggest tank battle in history at Kursk,

Ivan Kozhedub, or, "Ivan the Terrible" started to make his first victories in the La-5FN, a variant much more powerful than the rival 109 G-6.

Ivan the Terrible would end the war with 62 aerial victories, including a Me 262 jet.

Several Red pilots became aces with the La-5, which was used by several elite squads.

Technically speaking the Me 109 was better and had

a higher dive speed limit than the La-5.

109 also had the option of always starting the battle "from high altitude" where he performed best.

However, circumstantially, the standard close air support function of the eastern war conditional combats at a

very low altitude, where the Soviet fighters had an optimum performance.

The La-5 and later the La-7 kept faster at low altitude compared to the 109 series in overall.

In the situation at low altitude the Reds have a technical advantage.

Many skirmishes took place close to the ground in sync with land battles.

At lower altitudes the La-5 performs superbly.

As technical characteristics vary with altitude, in combat the most decisive factors

were the pilot's circumstances and skill.

The La-5 was a great Soviet fighter. Respected and the favorite of many aces.