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| rdfs:comment | - The Lavochkin La-5 (Лавочкин Ла-5) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a development and refinement of the LaGG-3 and was one of the Soviet Air Force's most capable types of warplane.
- The La-5 had a Shvetsov M-82 engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 580 km/h at proper altitude. Noticeably, the La-5 was best suited for operating below 3,000 meters, the prime area from which most operations along the Eastern Front took place. The maximum operational ceiling though was 11,000 meters. The armament of the La-5 consisted of two 20mm ShVAK Autocannons and up to 150 kilograms worth of external bombs.
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| abstract | - The La-5 had a Shvetsov M-82 engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 580 km/h at proper altitude. Noticeably, the La-5 was best suited for operating below 3,000 meters, the prime area from which most operations along the Eastern Front took place. The maximum operational ceiling though was 11,000 meters. The armament of the La-5 consisted of two 20mm ShVAK Autocannons and up to 150 kilograms worth of external bombs. The total weight of the La-5 was around 2,600 kilograms with a total length of around 8.55 meters. Wingspan was 9.75 meters with a rate of climb of 1,000 meters per minute. Operational range was 765 kilometers which was sufficient enough to serve practically. While the La-5 was generally very reliable, it had several problems in the field. For example, the rear tailhook was unreliable in how it could be retracted. And the pilot was typically forced to breath noxious gases flowing into the cockpit from the engine. This often required the pilot to keep the cockpit open. However, the quick turn time, the low altitude performance, and the power of the engine allowed the La-5 to gain some kind of superiority over contemporary German aircraft. Albeit, the La-5 could not maintain the speed required to keep up with the standard Bf 109G-2 in a climb.
- The Lavochkin La-5 (Лавочкин Ла-5) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a development and refinement of the LaGG-3 and was one of the Soviet Air Force's most capable types of warplane.
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