La-5

Ла-5

Family
La-5/7
Class
Fighter
Changes
LaGG-3 airframe re-engined with the M-82 radial using the Su-2 engine installation, two synchronised ShVAK above the engine, wing slats. Flown as LaG-5 until the name La-5 was adopted in 1942; incomplete LaGG-3 airframes were converted.
Crew
1
Length
8,670 mm
Wingspan
9,760 mm
Wing area
17.5 m²
Empty weight
2,800 kg
Normal takeoff weight
3,230 kg
Engine
М-82
Engines
1
Max speed
580 km/h
Max speed altitude
6,250 m

Range

Distance, kmFuel
1,190Internal

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPositionSynchronized
ShVAK2170FuselageTrue

Service

≈ 14 Aug 1942 – Dec 1943