Cockpit study Lavochkins La5FN & La7

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La7 right side of cockpit










42) Cold start valve
43) Main hydraulic valve
44) Oxygen regulator
45)Manual Fuel Pump
49)Front louvre control (engine cooling)
50)Side gills/vent control (engine cooling)
51)Fuel selector
52)Primer and air starter
53) Oxygen pressure guages
54) Emergency canopy release (red)

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Control forces were lighter on the La7 than previous Lavochkins and so a one handed stick far more practical



46) Bomb release
47) Brake lever
48) Cannon Trigger

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showing how similar the canopies were



yet the reader may note many subtle diferences between the types.

1) the top (with reference to the rest of the fuselage) of the canopy seems the same on both models (later La5FN and both La7's) yet the bottom of the canopy seems slightly lower on the La7 sketches
2) the width of the cockpit on the La5FN (M) seems slightly less  than the La7 (E)
3) the belly or under cockpit section of the La5FN seems slightly deeper than the La7


I have no data to corroborate these differences and so would discount them to "artistic licence" until better informed.

It is true that the fuselage side panels forward of the cockpit were sloped differently on the La7 to the La5FN to stream line them better.  This may have required some re jigging of the forward cockpit ribs.

4) the wing fillets are of course totally different