Subject: Re: Lawotschkin La-7 Dolguschin
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "steffen tittmann" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:01:57 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: steffen tittmann 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 2:06 AM
  Subject: Lawotschkin La-7 Dolguschin

    
  "1/48 Gavia Lawotschkin La-7" 

  by Steffen "Little Airwolf" Tittmann
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        Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo La-7 Dolguschin.1. here  

  To the Original
  Although the La-7 represented an advancement of the La-5, had one it as a pure interceptor projected and for the addition of the La-5 intended. The La-7 flew in November 1943 for the first time. It was placed in May 1944 in service and by altogether 5753 machines was manufactured. The La-7 possessed a Ash-82 FNV radial engine with an output of 1850 PS. The machine reached a maximum speed of 761 km/h. Their armament consisted of 2 and/or later 3 20-mm automatic cannons.

  To the Modell:

  The model comes from the Czech company Gavia. The 69 parts squirted and burr-free all including clean. The assembly takes place according to building guidance. One still revaluations would know the cockpit, but the corroding hurry needed for it does not give it at the moment yet. There are only parts for the La-7, but where one gets these already ago. I built the model from the box, with few changes of detail. I aged the cockpit and replaced the missing belts by corroding hurry of extra Tech.

  My machine places the airplane of lieutenant colonel S.F. Dolguschin, commander of the 156. FAR. He achieved during 2. World war, or better during the Great Patriotic War, confirmed 17 firings (alone) and 11 partial firings. S.F. Dolguschin flew 500 employments, of it 120 soil attacks and 86 clearing-up flights. The machine pleased me by its red/white tail unit and the red engine front with the emblem of a hero of the Soviet Union. The machine was otherwise everywhere bluish gray (Russian designation AMT 11) the lower surface was light blue (Russian designation AMT 7). These colors were introduced to the summer 1943 and maintained to end of war.

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         Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo La-7 Dolguschin.2. here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 02.jpg   Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo La-7 Dolguschin.3. here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg  

  Photos and text © by Photos by Steffen Tittmann and Text by Nancy Proft