Easy Model – Lavochkin La-7,“Red 14″ Amet-Khan Sultan,9th GFAR,VVS Soviet Union

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                                La-7 ( Lavochkin )

The Lavochkin La-7 (Russian: Лавочкин Ла-7) was a piston-engined Soviet fighter developed during World War II by the Lavochkin Design Bureau (OKB).

Lavočkin La-7 (Лавочкин Ла-7) byl sovětský jednomotorový stíhací letoun smíšené konstrukce zkonstruovaný a používaný během druhé světové války. Jednalo se o vylepšený typ Lavočkin La-5 FN a zároveň o posledního člena rodiny letounů odvozených od LaGG-1 z roku 1938.

Určení	stíhač
Výrobce	Lavočkin Ulan-udský letecký závod
Šéfkonstruktér	Semjon Lavočkin
První let	listopad 1943
Zařazeno	jaro 1944
Uživatel	VVS RKKA Československé letectvo Rumunské letectvo
Vyrobeno kusů	6788 ks

General characteristics”

• Crew: 1
• Length: 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
• Height: 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 17.59 m² (189.3 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 2,638 kg (5,816 lb)
• Gross weight: 3,315 kg (7,308 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov ASh-82FN 14-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial, 1,230 kW (1,650 hp)
• Propellers: 3-bladed VISh-105V-4

Amet-Khan Sultan
Native name	Amet-Han Sultan
Nickname(s)	“The Eagle” “Black Devil”
Born	25 October 1920 Alupka, Crimean Peninsula, South Russia (present-day Ukraine)
Died	1 February 1971 (aged 50) Moscow, Soviet Union
Place of Burial	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Air Force
Rank	Podpolkovnik
Unit	9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) Order of Lenin (three times) Order of the Red Banner (four times) Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR Stalin prize

The Soviet Air Forces (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы, Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily (VVS), literally “Military Air Forces”) was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces.

Военно-воздушные силы СССР Voyenno-vozdushnye sily SSSR
Flag of the Soviet Air Force
Founded	24 May 1918
Disbanded	26 December 1991
Country	Soviet Union
Size	10,100 aircraft (1973) 7,859 aircraft (1990)
Main staff	Moscow
March	“March of the Pilots”
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces	See list
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Attack	Su-22, Su-24, Su-25, MiG-27
Bomber	Tu-16, Tu-22, Tu-95, Tu-160
Fighter	MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29, Su-27
Helicopter	Mi-2, Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-14
Attack helicopter	Mi-24
Transport	Il-76, An-12, An-22, An-124