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Lavochkin La-5FN Ivan Kozhedub by Uncle T
   
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Era: WW2
Category: Military
Type: Plane
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6 Sep, 2022 @ 6:34am
6 Sep, 2022 @ 3:31pm
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Lavochkin La-5FN Ivan Kozhedub by Uncle T

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Description
My take on the Lavochkin La-5FN fighter.

It's an approximation, not a 1:1 replica. *

From its introduction in July 1942 it was one of the Soviet Air Force's most capable types of warplane, able to fight German designs on an equal footing.

This was one of the planes piloted by the ace Ivan Kozhedub. By the end of the war, Kozhedub totaled 330 sorties, during which he engaged in 120 dogfights and shot down 64 enemy aircraft.
I found several paint schemes attributed to Kozhedub online but this one IMO works best in the game.

This is the pure fighter configuration armed with 2 20 mm automaticc cannons under the engine cowling.

Alt controls to fly.
W/S: Variable throttle.
S: Ground brakes.
A/D: Ground steering/Yaw.
Up/Down arrow: Pitch
Left/Right arrow: Roll.
X/Disable steering: Landing gear.
Fire action 1/Num 1: Automatic cannons.

* This is a completely new acquaintance for me and I have no real feel for it so the proportions are a bit off, not sure how exactly, but they're a bit off. It is what it is.

Feel free to edit, but if you re-upload publically in any way please acknowledge the original creation and creator.

Have fun!
3 Comments
Mean Green  [author] 6 Sep, 2022 @ 3:34pm 
Fixed flight characteristics
Mean Green  [author] 6 Sep, 2022 @ 2:33pm 
Sorry about the poor flight characteristics - I made the mistake of calibrating and trimming it BEFORE I added the markings, and 20 kg of foam in v1.2 makes a plane not able to fly any more. I'm working on it.
Mean Green  [author] 6 Sep, 2022 @ 6:55am 
Having spent 1,600+ hours since March this year building planes and other stuff I'm feeling bit burned out building in Brick Rigs. This and the Mosquito felt more like chores TBH and they were tricky builds with IMO so-so results making it not feel so much fun to build. My mental health is also not great the the moment which also dampens anything remotely fun.
So I'll most likely be taking a break from building for now. I don't know how long the break will be or what I'll build next, but don't expect anything off my list for a while at least.
Have fun with my planes and stuff in the meantime, I'm glad so many people seem to like what I build. :)