my second ace pilots aircraft!

Wiki

The Lavochkin La-5 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a development and refinement of the LaGG-3, replacing the earlier model's inline engine with the much more powerful Shvetsov ASh-82 radial engine. During its time in service, it was one of the Soviet Air Force's most capable types of warplane, able to fight German designs on almost equal footing.

Ivan Kozhedub

Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub (1920-1991) was a Soviet aviator who first came to prominence as a World War II fighter ace. Universally credited with over 60 solo victories, he is considered to be the highest scoring Soviet and Allied fighter pilot of World War II. Kozhedub is one of the few pilots confirmed to have shot down a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet, and the first Soviet pilot to have done so. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three occasions. After World War II, he remained in the military and went on to command the 324th Fighter Aviation Division during Soviet operations in the Korean War.

Armament

2x FAB-100 100kg bombs
2x ShVAK 20mm cannons

Controls

AG1 for canopy
AG2 for nav lights
AG3 for engine start
VTOL down for flaps and slats
Trim for trim

Notes

Relatively simple build this time, quite exhausted from my last build.
May not be fully VR friendly, it has all the buttons but the cockpit is too cramped to label more specific buttons, so only the main controls are labelled.

Hope you are all having a wonderful start to 2026! Happy flying!