[About Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3]
Wikipedia
The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 was a single-engine, single-seat fighter operated by the Soviet Red Air Force during World War II.
In 1939, Vladimir Petrovich Gorbunov, then an engineer at the Ministry of Aviation Industry, proposed the use of special plywood for the fuselage, and his idea was approved, leading to the establishment of OKB 301, a design bureau headed by him. The prototype plywood fighter was completed in 1940 and made its first flight. The fighter was named "LaGG-1" after the initials of the three designers, Lavochkin, Gorbunov, and Gudkov.
The LaGG-1 did not meet the military's requirement of a range of more than 1,000 km, so it was modified and put into production as the LaGG-3.
The prototype LaGG-1 performed well and was considered comparable to the Yak-1 and other aircraft. However, the LaGG-3 had additional fuel tanks, a radio antenna mast, and a fixed retractable tailwheel, which increased aerodynamic drag. In addition, after the outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union in 1941, the emphasis was placed on mass production, which resulted in many inferior products and a further decline in specifications. As a result, pilots came to regard flying the LaGG-3 as a misfortune.
Although the LaGG-3 had a difficult time against German aircraft, it still produced a few ace pilots.
The LaGG-3 underwent a series of improvements during its production phase. The LaGG-3's engine was replaced by a powerful air-cooled engine in the La-5, which was later regarded as a masterpiece.
[About the work]
Lately I've been building all these big builds, like "two-seat bomber" or "three-seat torpedo bomber" or "three-seat torpedo bomber with a swivel turret". I'm tired. So this time I decided on a simple single-seat fighter. The paint scheme was simple winter camouflage, and for the first time in a long time, the number of parts used in this build was less than 600.
The cockpit is roughly reproduced.
I have not verified this because I do not have Simple Planes VR. Sorry.
[Controls]
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2023/10/23
Specifications
Spotlights
- Sgtk 6 months ago
- pancelvonat 6 months ago
- Mal0ne 6 months ago
- Zott 6 months ago
- RicardoACE 6 months ago
- ShinyGemsBro 6 months ago
- Erc90F4RU 6 months ago
- WinsWings one month ago
- FatPilotOne 6 months ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 32.1ft (9.8m)
- Length 30.4ft (9.3m)
- Height 11.1ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 5,382lbs (2,441kg)
- Loaded Weight 6,793lbs (3,081kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.173
- Wing Loading 30.6lbs/ft2 (149.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 222.0ft2 (20.6m2)
- Drag Points 2195
Parts
- Number of Parts 573
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,894
the moment has come. Anton has now reached platinum LET’S GOO
@Tonnkatu
Oooooh! Thank you so much!!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh Congratulations for Platinum!!
@WinsWings
Thank you. This time, I made it so that I could reproduce the cross-sectional shape as faithfully as possible, especially in the nose section. If the shape is closer to that of the scale model, that's good news for me :)
@AntonWings My pleasure - I have a pair of Lavochkin fighters - 1/72 scale models, that I was building for a while and never finished yet. Your build looks very accurate based on the models I got
@WinsWings
Thank you!
Glad to hear you say that.
@ToeTips
@Randomplayer
Thank you!
It took me a year and a half, but I finally achieved platinum. Thanks to everyone who has upvoted and spotlighted me :)
beautiful one, nice work
@ShinyGemsBro ok, had you said that the first time, I’d have not said anything.
@Jaspy190 Let me rephrase what I said.
It's nuts to think that the Soviets, despite their bad economical and war production status back then, were able to make a wooden fighter work far enough until they had better stuff.
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I don't see what point you're trying to make here.
AntonWings Got plat Woooooooo!!!!
@ShinyGemsBro The British did it and it worked the whole war, so
Excellent 10/10, wth do you have for the pixel quality?, It took 8 seconds to load the images in lol.
Congrats on plat.
It's nuts to think that the Soviets made a wooden monoplane fighter and it worked for a time
We Escaping The Soviet Union With This One 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️