Lavochkin La-5

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World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat aircraft

The Lavochkin La-5 was a World War II Soviet single-seat fighter aircraft renowned for its powerful radial engine, wooden construction, and key role in countering the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Lavochkin La-5 canonical 8
La-5 2
La-5 fighter 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory front-line fighter ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftRole fighter ⓘ
airForceDesignation Lavochkin La-5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: La-5
airframeType mixed construction with wooden components ⓘ
armament 20 mm cannon ⓘ
armamentType fixed forward-firing cannon ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration single-seat ⓘ
combatRole air superiority fighter ⓘ
interceptor ⓘ
configuration single-engine tractor configuration ⓘ
constructionMaterial wood ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Semyon Lavochkin ⓘ
developedFrom Lavochkin La-5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
engineType radial piston engine ⓘ
enteredService 1942 ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
firstFlight 1942 ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the main Soviet fighters of mid–World War II ⓘ
introducedAs improved version of LaGG-3 with radial engine ⓘ
landingGearType retractable conventional landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Lavochkin design bureau ⓘ
nationality Soviet ⓘ
notableFeature good low- and medium-altitude performance ⓘ
largely wooden airframe ⓘ
powerful radial engine ⓘ
notableUse countering German fighters on the Eastern Front ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
opposedForce Luftwaffe ⓘ
surface form: German Luftwaffe
powerplant Shvetsov ASh‑82 radial engine ⓘ
surface form: Shvetsov ASh-82 radial engine
primaryUser Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
propeller three-bladed propeller ⓘ
propulsion propeller-driven ⓘ
serviceBranch Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
successor Lavochkin La-7 ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse 1942–1945 ⓘ
usedBy Czechoslovakia ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
usedInTheater Eastern Front ⓘ
variantOf Lavochkin La-5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: La-5FN
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Air Forces → notableAircraft → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
Ivan Kozhedub → aircraftFlown → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
Lavochkin La-5 → developedFrom → Lavochkin La-5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3
Lavochkin La-5 → variantOf → Lavochkin La-5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: La-5FN
Lavochkin La-5 → airForceDesignation → Lavochkin La-5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: La-5
Eastern Front air operations → aircraftUsedBySovietUnion → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
this entity surface form: La-5
Soviet Armed Forces in World War II → notableAircraft → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
this entity surface form: La-5 fighter
Kozhedub → aircraftFlown → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
subject surface form: Ivan Kozhedub
Иван Кожедуб → тип самолёта → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ла-5ФН
Lavochkin La-7 → predecessor → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
Shvetsov ASh‑82 radial engine → poweredAircraft → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
subject surface form: Shvetsov ASh-82
Lavochkin design bureau → developed → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lavochkin La-5 fighter aircraft
Semyon Lavochkin → designed → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
RS-82 rockets → usedOnAircraft → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
subject surface form: RS-82
RS-132 rockets → usedOnAircraft → Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ
subject surface form: RS-132