Easy Model Platinum Collection Plastic Display Model Lavochkin LA-7 White 64, Czech Air Force 1/72 Scale - 36330 Approximate Wingspan: 5.25" Approximate Length: 4.75" Each fully assembled and painted model features: - Molded plastic construction.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Landing gear fixed in the down position.
- Presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic ordnance loads.
About this Model: The Lavochkin La-7 was a Soviet fighter developed during World War II. It was a development and refinement of the Lavochkin La-5, and the last in a family of aircraft that had begun with the LaGG-1 in 1938. By 1943, the La-5 had become a mainstay of the Soviet Air Forces, yet both its head designer, Semyon Lavochkin, as well as the engineers at the Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (Russian: TsAGI), felt that it could be improved upon. TsAGI refined earlier studies of aerodynamic improvements to the La-5 airframe in mid-1943 and modified the La-5FN to evaluate the changes. These included complete sealing of the engine cowling, rearrangement of the wing center section to accommodate the oil cooler and the relocation of the engine air intake from the top of the cowling to the bottom to improve the pilot's view. |
