The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1, and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the Soviet Air Force at the time of Germany's invasion in 1941. Overweight despite its wooden construction, at one stage 12 LaGG-3s were being completed daily and 6528 had been built when factory 31 in Tbilisi switched to Yak-3 production in 1944.
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| - The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1, and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the Soviet Air Force at the time of Germany's invasion in 1941. Overweight despite its wooden construction, at one stage 12 LaGG-3s were being completed daily and 6528 had been built when factory 31 in Tbilisi switched to Yak-3 production in 1944.
- The LaGG-3 had a liquid-cooled Klimov M-105PF engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 560 kilometers per hour. Operational range was around 650 kilometers while its service ceiling was around 9,700 meters. Rate of climb was 900 meters per minute. The armament of the LaGG consisted of a single 20mm ShVAK autocannon and two 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns. Secondary armament could consist of up to six rockets or four 50 kg bombs. The total weight of the LaGG was around 2,600 kilograms while its total length was around 8.8 meters. The total wingspan was around 9.8 meters. The reliability of the LaGG was fair, though it had several problems with power to rate ratio and engine reliability. While the LaGG-3 was thought to be able to hold its own and effectively combat contemporary
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| - The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1, and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the Soviet Air Force at the time of Germany's invasion in 1941. Overweight despite its wooden construction, at one stage 12 LaGG-3s were being completed daily and 6528 had been built when factory 31 in Tbilisi switched to Yak-3 production in 1944.
- The LaGG-3 had a liquid-cooled Klimov M-105PF engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 560 kilometers per hour. Operational range was around 650 kilometers while its service ceiling was around 9,700 meters. Rate of climb was 900 meters per minute. The armament of the LaGG consisted of a single 20mm ShVAK autocannon and two 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns. Secondary armament could consist of up to six rockets or four 50 kg bombs. The total weight of the LaGG was around 2,600 kilograms while its total length was around 8.8 meters. The total wingspan was around 9.8 meters. The reliability of the LaGG was fair, though it had several problems with power to rate ratio and engine reliability. While the LaGG-3 was thought to be able to hold its own and effectively combat contemporary German aircraft, by the time the first 109s engaged them in 1941, the LaGG was completely outclassed. Another series of problems also arose with the handling characteristics of the early LaGGs with many suffering from severe problems with losing control of the aircraft. As a result, turning and using the elevator control suffered with the LaGG. However, this was later mostly corrected with the LaGG-3-66. Made with a laminated wood air frame, the LaGG-3 was remarkable strong and as a result could take quite the punishment from enemy fire.
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