Over 2,200 Modifications To Be Mediocre: Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3

Video Description

In this video, we talk about the Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3, a Soviet aircraft, with a name that's way too long, from World War 2 designed and built in an effort to modernize the Soviet Air Forces and increase the number of aircraft they had. We first talk about the concept behind the plane, in being made mostly of wood with chemically reinforced wood supporting the normal wood, and how such a concept would make it easy for the Soviet Union to rapidly build up their arsenal. We talk about the early stages of the LaGG-3 in the I-301 prototype and the LaGG-1 precursor. We talk about the surprising performance of the I-301 prototype and how that rapidly led to the LaGG-3 being produced. We then talk about the LaGG-3's inferior performance and all of the problems the more mass produced models began to have; over 2,200 problems, to be specific. We talk about how the plane performed against the aircraft of Nazi Germany, like the Bf 109, and how it performed in other areas, like ground attacking and intercepting bombers. We go over the progression of how the Russians tried to remedy the manufacturing and engine power problems the plane was experiencing, and how a last ditch attempt to save the design actually worked rather well and led to much better aircraft like the La-5 and La-7. Link to the Rex's Hangar video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jodMwJ1KVRA