Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3

E817996
World War II aircraft fighter aircraft single-seat aircraft

The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 was a Soviet World War II single-seat fighter aircraft known for its wooden construction, heavy armament, and initially poor performance compared to its contemporaries.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 canonical 2
LaGG-3 fighter aircraft 1
LaGG‑3 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory frontline fighter ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ
aircraftRole fighter ⓘ
armament 12.7 mm machine guns ⓘ
20 mm cannon ⓘ
7.62 mm machine guns ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
underwing rockets ⓘ
constructionMaterial delta wood ⓘ
wood ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Mikhail Gudkov NERFINISHED ⓘ
Semyon Lavochkin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vladimir Gorbunov NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedFrom LaGG-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1940 ⓘ
introduced 1941 ⓘ
manufacturer Lavochkin design bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname Lakirovanny Garantirovanny Grob NERFINISHED ⓘ
nicknameLanguage Russian ⓘ
nicknameMeaning Varnished Guaranteed Coffin NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCharacteristic heavy armament for its class ⓘ
initially poor performance ⓘ
long takeoff run ⓘ
poor climb rate in early versions ⓘ
wooden airframe ⓘ
numberBuilt over 6500 ⓘ
powerplant Klimov M-105 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUser Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
serviceEntryContext German invasion of the Soviet Union ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Lavochkin La-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy Soviet Air Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Naval Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor air superiority missions ⓘ
ground attack missions ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant LaGG-3 series 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
LaGG-3 series 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
LaGG-3 series 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ
LaGG-3 series 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Soviet Polikarpov I-16 → successor → Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 ⓘ
subject surface form: Polikarpov I-16
Shvetsov ASh‑82 radial engine → poweredAircraft → Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 ⓘ
subject surface form: Shvetsov ASh-82
this entity surface form: Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (converted variants)
Semyon Lavochkin → notableWork → Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: LaGG-3 fighter aircraft
Semyon Lavochkin → designed → Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lavochkin LaGG-3
RS-82 rockets → usedOnAircraft → Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 ⓘ
subject surface form: RS-82
Klimov VK‑105PF‑2 → usedInAircraft → Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 ⓘ
this entity surface form: LaGG‑3