AVIATION GUIDE I Evie ae ey & EquipmentAVIATION GUIDE A.R.80 & LA.R.81 by Radu Brinzan ‘Aviation Guide No-3 Allright sere. Nort otis ubiation my be epoca rite nay fo LAR.80 & LAR.81 cry ay meas, este emusic, neloing phascopyeaing oye ‘nkrnation sg and esa syser, tbo ems in weg fn te bis. Fis pblsted in 201) by SAM Lined ner ence fom SAM Pobeaens Mia Howse, 21 Kingsway, Bedford, MKA2 9B), United Kingdon ISBN 978150655019 (©2011 SAM Poisons Sees ator ~ Andy Bras © Rada Brinzan Tex Designed by Jonah Philips (© Radu Benzan~Caoe Artwork ‘Thpeetby SAM Palco, Mada Howe, 21 Kingsway, Beterd,MKA2 9B, (© Radu rina - Sale PasSerp Views Usted Kingdom ‘Primed an ond nthe Unie Kingo by co Web Ot Lined ‘About the Author Radu Nicole Brine was bom in Gala, Romania in 1971. He moved to Ireland in 1995 forth evel sedis, He work a fee-fance translator on betalf of «numberof rsh Goverameat agencies. He is passionate sale made ‘ude andthe holder ofa varity of ‘medals and award in cteratonl scale model compesons,ASasae- ‘model ule, he is also th author of & numberof moce-lated astiles ‘ublished in Scale Aviation Modeler Interational anon the Internet. He also «passionate follower of Romanian svstion Jac hastmslted number of Romanian vation books ito English and provided ip as tecimial adviser om Romanian relied books and aniles, He hs also produced a number of resin pattems and Photoetcbed accesories, swells deel artwork for various model eompaies ted is curently the owner and product ‘eveloer of RB Productions He anh Wife Elune lve in West Corkons of Yom Ferns Cok Chi vin, Aoi Rept Bonet 1 Aes Mi Mil Arn pe Area Reni "vee Bleak, ate pes Rare ac te US tno BF ensh «vg Plage mace teres, be Renan bch a te Bes mewn: Deon + ARR eye Aeris ep Rens = Rossin Roya vii 1 An Ate rie" A= Gon tack en 1 ASAMLAcoty of As Sensor Ae Mio i mitment Ts ee raret cat 1 Bs atevaton ‘nbc in Pe =Die Bomber 1 cena de agi al Aoi = We ag Cee 1 Condon ean Mae = ln Avie Cosma be em Cpe Ae se Lap ater 198 Conan pa Her Fae 190 Canis ey Consonant hy ‘npn Tee Hi = Grn Se et Campa cen Capen CAR pO Au Lae Pt Romain i Ci, ma of Ran he ti i Asset of mer wkhe is eae it Comino eae Aen Mie 1 kn -an aly of magus ne ight on fers me, we ty cast sibs pa + Fan e prin = Te Squid pen Ariel cea i See 1 ‘ep feng HLA «oui de Ald LAR. 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LARSI, Series 151 1 175 32 TARADASHie 176010 (35 TARSOBSeres 1611020 37 TARAD-, Series 01 (0211 ate 40 i TARDASeies212029 6 TARSI Sales 251020 TARSeres 811025) 50 TAR80.C Series 511 250 33 LAR SDD Series 25119 300 56 LAR 80, Series 30110 450 59 TAR A0/81 Moufed with MG 1s1/20cannons 68 LARS0-DG, Two-Seat Trainer 2 Experimental LA.R80 with In-Line Engine 74 Evolution ofthe I.8.R 80/81 76 Acknowledgements ‘Thanks and wppreciton to Dan Antony and Ravan Bujor who generously size ter achives and vast knowledge, to George (Cicos who, supplied ibe individual airerat data and large mount of historic information, and ast bat not est mas thank Dan Metin who generously made alae al bis knowledge ou this beaifulaeraf. Thanks alo to my brother erin ‘George Brtzan fr helping me withthe many line drawings, and ‘omy parents Enil and DoricaBrezsn fr supplying me with what seems to be every single book and magazine on Romanian ‘vation publishes the lat twenty yea! Thank you Eline for your patience! Chapter “2 Forward and Reat Fuselage 80 cacgit os Wins 3 Contd Sues : 96, Seats i Ds Chapter Engine aoe Landing Gear 105 systems 108 Weapons un Chapter | Faimingand amoutage us TAR. 0 in Color 8 CamoufageSchemes SSS Markings 12 ThesteMackigg SSDS Makingsandsinds SSD Thanks are also due ‘ABC Collection - (Dan Antoiu, Riven Bujor and George Cicos collection, Arthur Bentley, Des Beméd Dan Cititin Bizévgan, Philippe Couderehon ofthe Memorial Flight Assecition, Franek Devilers of Collection Ailes Anciennes le Bourget, Jose Fernandez, Cristian Glor of wwfiphegeaeh, Ginter Her, Dan Hix, Stanislav Zharko, Vike Kulikov, Jean Parcs Legene, Keneth Merck, Jon Moran of ww browningMG com, Teodor Livin Moro forbs help with the colour ravings, pariulry squadro insigia and cacens, Romanian Miltary Archives, Hara Stoica, Dave Wadmaa, Erwin Wieder of ww germancockpis.com aed Anthony C. WiliamsIntroduction The Most Famous Fighter You Never Heard Of J “WeLARSO ws Ronn cb hone desired | Tern ar i tel sof edn aes) detest yoei os sing igre Ft made 30 tr at nad in ig ite forge of Me Wate Rn WS, e OS A Fore. e Geman aaa ela the Hann Lo hcl hing re sei fe Ara opal Homi on af ieee fr Wine petite nn ie yea hate aS ‘Seon pls yng te TAR cine nme tl £9 come 0 nin tes in ct She sian 6 cori tres agi te Be tow Howe pe pws 74 LARA st cnt an to ean aes Ony 501A) weve nde een 14 an 185, Cmenanet evra Mite cred win 150 oie al “torts by Raman en, Pag stave enone tris ome nats LA Sc fe no fete ian wd by Acai Regal Roman ‘os War Consiga ronnie Rego Rod teste td gs af one Este rt eer ass YS anh Geman stale vol eg is theta enor amon Wy? Wel, ees tub many bethe pens pte ca sore mic hay ul ns tow aay bed ne apn ily ten, The ARO ape inb evlopet dr apse Aton ede oon ae of ora ws ang Setar el sa een cospaton Dig ths ede nist becom san om Conn! Mentiy oa Ppl’ Ree, econ cali om eyo expec an heat oa rrr net ae ee pale yam sap Sa ie oeceun witha sh omentene ht ‘steno whch ou io fs of amy tn trip Ae a a hte county ante Pid te Tor Crin ine pe ace, amp nd Mang pte sent bene ines pt te linge ln et ye Wy Def Wed Walco yea ere scp nic, oan as al Howes is Sie Spins om ign ig a parca ei. Tse sel ere orion ad ere of xe ving si movoens, wh sry sed» else over an eal el enon eon sade oe Ve Vib te Sve! Un ade Ae ust key econ te eis a atin th LAR es stn nh tial au he Sve foes ering swat gece ison va ih Whe Be wa eel nd Ron anda ne Sovet se inte, wih Sovet ps dn nai oto ee et fale warn eo, ee, ets any peopl that were in any way involved in she war wit he Soviet Union ended up sufering al kinds of trouble frit. Soles, ost of whom tly bad no choice but ight as dere, ad to pay daly ad feel ashamed fer the simple misfortune of being young enough to be conscripted, Inthe immediate pos-var years, any remaining carer offices and soles who fought in he war against the Soviet Union were paged from the aed forces reorganised under Soviet supervision, With new eonstitation denouncing any association with asian”, it quickly became not only mprodeat but lso sos illegal to speak about and confess to warm co-operation with Fascist German. Like any other Commis counties, Romania quickly pat in place its ov pemasive and oppressive seret police, te ‘Secu’, andthe fear of informant ed people to be careful about what hey spoke arto whom, but mos seid nothing to anyone. History that was sil sh in poope' minds was rewriten or distorted, those who could comet it were unable odo so and the war on the Easter Proat was treated asf it did no happen tall. For ‘example, when studying school history in Comamunist Romani, the campaign aginst the U.S R. wes not even alluded to (that period was summarily and confusingly described as the ‘Fests ‘cecupation of Rerani) andthe ‘Wa simply "began for Romania on 23 August 1944 when Romani joined the Soviet ‘Union in the ight agains Germany following a “People’s Insuretion” ld bythe Communist Paty This ‘mentonable psi’ between August 1944 and VE Day was routinely and onveniealy desorbed as “the struggle olberate the moteriand trom the Biterst yoke, under the leadership ofthe (Communist Party", ot single word of which was an acura description ofthe events or the actors involved. The ral tnagedy stat his oppressive climate and denial of historic tru was a its peak forthe two decades aftr the war, while there wa til Soviet prsence in the country, and ths 2 golden opportunity to gahe infomation while memories were st fresh was os forever, However, the LA.R 80/81 was not altogether forgten in ‘Romania and it was mentioned occasionally in magarines and books, but sgain only in tbe content of wiat the Communists called the Anti Hirst War’ respectively the ast eight rots ofthe War. Sally, by that stage ofthe conflict, the TAR SOE] was almost obsolete and there were few stories of Davery and sucess involving it tat could be tld. To compound these problems, Romania was stuck behind the Ion Curtin until 1990 and as result tne Western historian’ acess ‘vas mostly limited to information about Aeronautica Regal Romnd aval from German archives, which was often sent cor incomplte, As esl of hs wilful neglect from within and inaccessaly from beyond the bodes of Romana, the LARA gradually fund itself relegued obit part in the history of eviaton. ‘As already mentioned the spark of interest for the TAR #O/81 was kept aight by a number of enthusiasts and historians who never forgot this chaismatcsreraft. The book } |“Const Aeronautice Romine (Romanian Aeronautic Constructions] writen by Ovi Torescu and publsted in 1970, contained a brie history ofthe ircrafe and asic et of rawings. Another mor step was take by the Romanian rxgazne Teiom tat published a asic set of deawings in 1975, which was rea start, but sally, they contained & numberof errs. In 1976, ‘Air Intemational Magazine” published set of cravings based on these ‘Tehnium drawings, which served for many years as inspiration for many inaceurae Seale models. Later, Tetnium's sister shoot magazine "Modes published a se of drawings and illustrations from te technical manuals in 1984. ‘Models continue thi trend in subsequent sues by publishing some photographs and some stikng artwork. Late, in 1989/1950, ‘Models reached a major landmark when they published the very dtiled drawings by Dan Iai, which was alo the precise moment when my inves inthis beautiful itera began in exmest. Fortunately, ‘hat coincided withthe entommunis revolution in Romania ‘ax sa result ofthis new-found freedom, information became ‘auch more readily available. Ten years ltr, the book “LAR 0, Istria wi vindtor neconoset" ARO, The History ofan Unknowa Fighter by Dan Antoni and George ions fs published in Romanian by "Models in 2000 and Jnr in French by Edtions TMA in 2008 completed the ask of ‘winging this beatiful sirraft back to memory. Dan Anteiu's ‘esearch reins the main source of information about the TARSOI and his vast knowledge and geneous advice are ‘inl placed atthe foundation ofthis book. Tn fc, the present ‘bok should be read in conjunction with Dan Aatoriu’s ‘fremetioned work that contains a wealth of historical information, an almost day-by-day diary of LAR.8OBI service ‘nd very moving stares of heroism and sscrfce, Although arr of many ote nations were given evocative ‘onikers such as Wurger, Spitfire, Tomahawk, Chaya, ‘Mosteng, Typhoon, Hayabust or Ore, the LA.R. 80/81 was ‘lays called just that. In Romana, itis simply known a the “Yee-Ab-Ret, which isthe way Romanians pronounce LAR. This book i the culmination of two decades of reressngly tense study and esearch ofthis beautiful icra. Te ine Arawings included inthis bok were rated over a petid af nine months apd are based on dimensions obained froma origina documents, study of many photographs and the existing Aawing by Dan Hou. The purpose f this Book isto describe the cisrft in as much echnical deal as possible, concentrating on ll aspects such as tutus, systems, and ‘weapons, My intention was to pu together a ‘walk-round style bok, but inthe absence of any preserved iframes, had ‘o ely on images from the teteal mana and partis. The Ailerence between the 80 and 8 designations simply refers to the purpose ofthe artalt whereby the LAR BO was a fighter and the LA.R SI was a mul-role dive bomber who operated as 4 fiphe after dropping its bombs. The aircraft was constantly revised and improved in the factory, which in tun led to bewildering range of types and versions, each with its on quirks and features. Te engincers and designers concentrated mostly ‘on the armament which became increasingly moe powefl, bt ‘he engine stayed te same duc to shortages of supplies and ‘venuly this wast be the “Achiles’' hee” ofthis ieraft and edt its obsolescence asthe war went on. One an oly ‘imagine what this aircraft would have foked ike and performed wit « more powerful engine, (One wil sea large numberof crashed aera photos in his ‘ook. That was du to he fact thatthe Factory and the military autores insisted that ever alreraft loss be throughly investigated and photographed in as much a possible. Although they re not the most iaterng, these photographs ae invaluable tothe tchrieal researcher because ofthe wealth of detled tecnica information tat hey provide This books lsting ‘more towards the echnical aspects ofthe aircraft rater than 2 piece of historical esearch, buf hope ta it answers some ‘questions fora wide spectrum of aviation enthusiasts ranging ftom the historian he most demanding medeller. Rivet counters may be pleased to know thatthe price Ist specifies that 18 of 1941, a total of 7315 rivets were used on he LAR 80, Rada Noe Brea, Ocober 201, 1AREO-A No 60 of Serle deXikon n ‘ctype a3 sony (Ca ain ert 1943, Nate the toning Sec eed toiitte areat by be at shed and wheel It around the ineog Mee Gro ay es the arin force eh he AO projec Feat for ih eas anadee ‘rd vten ars (ils (rer of itary ine, Ti Css. eile of LAR Bragor factory n 197. The lamone- shapes fn te Sicgroand te cry Sit used fr reception ‘igs. The age ling on ‘hele of he pices Pe aia facry and the agar being te ge UReergov ae in ie nas the al aay L.A.R. Brasov — History ‘venture betwee the Roratian Government ad he French compaaies Lorine Dietrich and Blot Spa. At fist the factory manufactured aircraft and engines under licence, btn the following years, A.B began to develop their own designs created by an in-house design department ‘Th it icraft manufactured by LAR. Bragov ws the lceoce-bult LAR, Morane Sai 35 in 1927 an this was followed by the Hcence-builtPtez XXV from 1929. In 1930, the LA.R-IICY waste first icra developed bythe in-house design department ld by ie Carafoi, ad this srcraft was I AR. Brajv was inaugurated 0 Il October 1927s joint futbee developed into a numberof subsequent ype, bu one were pot into significant series production. The factory continued to develepsrraft, bt as they fled to deliver comune, they tamed towards fre icence-bul arent such es LAR. FG, (licence-built Consolidated et F106) in 1936 the LAR. P-IF licece-bilt PZL P-F) in 1937, the TAR, P24E (een bil PZLP-24 in 1987, LAR, S-02bs, (icence-balt Savoia S-62) in 1938, 11938, the company was nationalised and became Regis /Avionoms LAR [AR independent Boar) The Goverment used ‘special at fund to ase capital and son LAR, Brag turned ‘comer and began th production ofa number af commercially sucetsfl strat suchas the LA.R77 a low-wing monoplane tins derived from the AR. F-10G an the LAR 37 ight reconnaissance thee seat biplane inspire bythe Paez XXV, wich was subseqoely developed into the AR and TAR39, The factory aso conned o manufacture Licence tut arr such a the LA.R, FN. 305 ivencebullt Na PN-305) in 1939 and he LA.R. SM-79 (cence bul Seven ‘Marches $M19 twin-engine bomber) hat was subsoauerly Produced in a number of variants with varios engines ‘The most sucessful srr, and the one produce in the largest numbers by LAR, was the LAR 3081 which began production in 1940, ‘The LA.RAT was tobe the est in-house design developed by Regia Antonoms LAR, Brasov and his was a low-wing monoplane inspiod by the LA R38, A prototype was built in 1941, but it ever eaced production In 1982, LAR. Bragov began production ofthe licence uit Messerehimit BF109 Gad and BE 100 Go ‘A number of American bombing mis in the earl al of 1948 cuiminating withthe stiacks on 16 April and 6 May casedextensive damage to LA.R. Bragov and brought an end tolarge- scale aviation production ther. Subsequently, production of 'BF109 was tansferred to Caansbes whee i ceased in 1948 ‘When Worlé War I ended, LAR. Bragov was converted into a tractor fcr called Sovrom Tractor ad he next prodvet to leave te production linen 1946 was tbe LA.R-22 tractor. |AS.-13 waste ecb vein fhe PlshPZL 11 powered bythe SOO IR“ engi Nney- rea were manufactured ‘eter 1837 ard 130 Some of eats sc nthe Este ‘afer hh they wer leauge Ths area wa fated wth snow is eid Ronan The ees Sng ure col omar obeagencre ; ° However, two aireaft workshops were sil allowed to fnction win the factory under the name of ARMY'S and a design bureau based there produced « numberof srr inthe folowing years al of them designed by Rag Maicade ARS in 1M9,AR-813 in 1950, LAR B14 in 1953 and ‘he MR-2in 1956. n November 1959, al szerft preductin at this LAR. Beaoy ste ceased and a new LAR. company was ‘opened in Ghimbey, ear Braov, and stl pets to ths day, 13950, LAR1 a he Fistarea dcgned evped ir-hease by AR trae The ot pte ballad a weoten ttre nth linn forward useage and fable ‘vere ar fag 0 ines. The ara was ‘owerd bya coOK eae LFA Cote trater-one engine and Subsequently served a 2 isis the develope of ‘numero ree frames. AR 206 was the nse but version he oh PLL ae poner yt SroHP ia-tsK nae tgie. Twenty-five aca vere manufactured in 1937 Utd te experience uted a the manta of the AR Pitand 9:24 was very alu the LAR Br Sesign areas which ed ‘he cteon ofthe TARA ‘The new fighter was alld “VALS nea ts the ea ara manctcires| she: te (AR SH-78. The Sol-Harcet st 7. ence was prc by 1s atthe re when the eo fighter was popesPrototype L.A.R.80 Proposed Specification tthe end of November 1936,1A.R, proposed to MAM. 2 projec for anew all-et! monoplane fighter called L-SSAR a0 The srt was designed by professors foo ‘Gesu an Ton Coereana and engineers Gheorse Zot, Mirek Gross:Vizira and ous Wallner. Te prope. R80 wes = singe engine single-seat lowing monoplane fighter powered by ‘oe $30hp in ine invert iui cooled Junkers Juno 211D engine driving a 3-mete diameter thes-biale progr wih lesrallyadjasable pth. The cantilever wing was wapere- hed wih rounded wingtips, 10 mete span, NACA~230812 profile, 175% thickzess st the wing oo decreasing to 53% a the tips, 410 degree enedel along te lower surface, 2 degree angle cf tack, Te all-metal wing was bait around tvo Dural spars and covered with Dural skin. Thefabric-oovered Handley Page ails had a metal suture and a range of moverent between 26 degres up and 24 degrees dwn, driven by pushed inked ‘cl via bell cranks tothe contol sick. The fabric covered ancley Page fap had «metal stuctare and were hydauially owed extendable to 5 ders. “Te fuselage haan oval coset bul in two sit sections. The font section was built around a welded Chrome “Molybdenum tube framework an coveel with Dura set, using one upper 26 fel ank, one lover 252-te fel tank, one 4 ol tn, ect, pneumatic, fuel and ci systems and ther tings and controls. The rer sei monocoque section was bul n stringers, ib and hal-bs, covered with Dural see housing an open cockpit located being the wing at the front of the semi-monazoque section. ‘The tl plane and the el fin were built with meta sructures, covered with Dural sheet. The fbric-covered elevators were bait with a metal stuctare ad had range of movement between 25 degrees up and 30 degres down. The all-metal rer hid «range of movemeat of up to 25 degrees eft and righ. The retractable undercarriage was @ Messier design with ‘leo-prenmatiedampenes, it had a 3.45 metre wheel tack and ‘vas ited with 635.190 mm whee and hydra brakes. Anparent consisted of 2x 7 2am FN Browning machine located in the wings outside the propeller ac Specifications + Wingspan 10,000 mam 32.80 Lengts 890 mm 29.03 Lit wea 1550 16584 9.0 ‘Ya plane aes 2730 mi! 2938 salt Fin ea 1161 m2 /1249 sa + Alero area 230.680 m2 73254 + Flap ree 290.680 m2 1732.4 “Empty weight (ie, thee lade propeller and radio) 1845 kg. 406752 1b Max, gross weight 2470 kg. 5445.4 Ib + Max, speed at 5900 m 558 kb. 346.72 mph oem Chapter Prototype As proposed inthe pian, the potty was tobe ‘powered by one 980 bp Junker JuMo 211Da engine The til fom frat he ruder was based on modified and stonghened pars taken from aPZL. P24 manufactured by LAR. Bajo unde cence atthe ine. Te est of the fuselage indi the cockpit was «new desig as well asthe modem Jow single wing and reac landing gear. Construction commeaced in 1987 and was completed by the end ofthe year. -Bven though MAM ered three JuMo 211Da engines from ‘Germany in 1937, wo intended forthe Savoia SM79R prtoype and one forthe LA.R.80 prototype, for various reasons the eer ofthese engices continu to be delayed This cased a ‘Spifcant setback forthe completion ofthe prototype and in ceaiy-1936,LA.R. was asked 0 rdesge the protorype tobe powered by ore 870 lp LAR 14K Te32 engine, the most powerful engine evalsble iy Romani a the tine. Tis engine ‘vas 200g lier than the Jo 2113 engine, which compenste for the lowes pater output bt it consumed a lot of iad tad a ine between-oveaal only 30 hous The prototype equipped with the new engine was completed in the spring of 1939. The design and constuction work ttle. 180,000 man-hours, On 4 Api 1939, the prottype flown by (Cpt, Duma Popescu ook in 2 sor fact et ight. “The offi inangua ight was cared ot by Cpt.Av. Dumas Popescu on 12 Api 1930. nearly-May 1939, te arr was flown fom Braj o Escalade Experiege Pipera where he serial umber "0" was repel painted on the tai fin. MAM insisted thatthe reception fight be cared out by an experienced pilot and fortis purpose they chose the French pio Michel Detroyat who was an accomplished test and zeobtic pit. On 17 May 1939, representatives of Miniterl Ae st Marine, TAR. Bro factory, staf of Escadeia de Expciene and some ofthe sl f Piper itil gered to watch the oficial reception fight caved out by Michel Detyat. fier the ight, while taxing, te arraft ecame bogged in a spot of sft ground tnd nosed over breaking he propel. Afr this indent, the sirrft was dismantled and See to TAR. Bago by train where ‘twas reassembled, ited witha wooden propeller and continued the txt programme, During te subsequent et the ios crtcged the low engine outpt andthe poor visit from the cockpit while taxing or lndig, but appreciated the fight characteris ofthe srr. On 20 uly 1939, Feast Day of Sait Ej, he Pusoa Sunt of Romanian Aviators the LA RD rotoype was presented to Ue public fo the ist time at an ‘vation meting held on Cotoceni aid when the sler- coloured plate decorated with 2 steppe red arrow cared cat 2 high peed passin front ofthe oficial tuneLAR DDPrtoype as very ferent fromthe poducienLARSO.The lang germs fied with Te proton hinge coast aa ever th boos fhe whet when eat Te scorns wee plated tthe re oe legs The ne con was nr vay ere othe $haoed cow used a he production ara Thea ata planes wee coset those sed ‘nthe PZL P24. The aro wer ted with ot ene masse cour The fener ake lege of te ih ig wa ale rd ord i | i iL.A.R.80 No. 1 to 20 1.8.80 No. 1 to 20 ae Peace aoe apnea ici eiee mes | offity LAR 80 figuers, No was the ist production srr | and was sgn cfleren rom the prototype. Te engine vase aassa erent Sareea cece | speiiuactorose eae Sse cere, Sept SENET ee een ea Sean Poe Sree nee ete ait eteeesr ee sree Sea eee paced maesata rete wpa Eimer 10 owes cowl was sigiicanly modifi nd was ited wit variable coving il ta controled the aroun of cooing air passing ‘over the cylinder. The cros-setion ofthe cowl was changed, round tthe frost and oval at the rear. Tree re exhast pipes ‘vere fied wo ited 10 font-row cylinders No.4 and No.5, ‘ening underside on the let sie ofthe supercharger inake and ‘one fed to backxow cylinder No vening undesie 0 the righ side of the supercharge nak. Te engine mount was cexiended and sa res the fuselage was etended by 74mm. ‘The supercharger was fied with an elbow’ inake protruding — pter tel the engine cowd, los were fied to the top of the forward fuselage bead ofthe fell to aid engine cooking and ‘eating some ofthe eat rom the ol radiator andi tank. The cockpit was moved ft and fited wih an enclosed Piexilas ‘anopy and new windscreen "The ea fselage pine was completely redesigned and clarged. The strc ofthe ta planes was steered and the support sus wee removed. The elevators wer ited with adjustable ri abs contri frm the cockpit. The rer was redesigned and was ited with 2 fixed tim a. A bite ‘avigation light as fied tthe op ofthe fn. The wingspan was entende by 520 rim, The alerons were extended and wee fied ‘itn anther counterweight and pivot pir, Navigation ph ‘were ite tthe wingtips The intake inthe rot of he ight sing leading ede for te i radiate was enlarged improve cil oling. The armament was improved bythe ation of two farther 792mm FN Browning machine guns, increasing the firepower to four achive guns. The ammunition was increased 10 24D rounds and the acoess panels forthe ammunition and1ARAD No.2, Escada de eprens, Dacembar 1940 in pre-war marigs The aera wearing 3 t- 1244 htt te thee powerpc viene at any Gf rot al art of rr _ ‘ue nd a i gr Bocuccyeginteose | ses equpment. However, he central bomb caying equipment was rencved fom the majority of arcaft, which were subsequently charged pneumatically a fired electrically. The front arpour ted spre fighters of the windsreen was increased to 75 mm. Te locstion ofthe ‘The armament was changed to 2x 20 mm MGIS1/20 ‘sing-mounted bomb and drop tank carries was changed to 8 ‘auser cannons with 350 belted rounds, and 2.7.92 mm FN postion further outboard. A modified ai iter was added to the | Browsing machine gun with 1400 rounds. The armament was supercharger intake with the intake suter inked othe landing gear, which closed it automatically when the landing sear extended. Wav. ices Dumas is | bearaeg iARSI-CNo. 320 sf cel ser6¥ on | Popgtiicrden! als uring e sumer 9 1988, “hetarge wie ange was 4 fran marking and inated tats was the haf flo by the ae te tate formation, Note the repaid ret es on thee frelge {Wd hrceaDumivescu the Comandan of Es) GV weaing& | ‘German seestn ght cet was photographed ootng x he : {Ea emble of sc5101/6t pated on ARSI-Cho 520, ‘A185 0 24 Seotenber 1903 a Conse “Tul, the young Sloeerent sign is hao wih Ms et aren | fispke tock of one Scou igh ARSI-C Na | voreeessveceewe {hom Tgfr aed ane forelaned onan embankment oad ea the Toca of lg sca dew sezed ene The "ight aang gear eg an the propeller were damage, Naw the spat on be Spier ana th pen gh eel ay anstcm sre 69]60 1ARsi-C No.3, Escada 59 Viestcare,Gupal 6 Vnitoae Sete 1983 Tso This AR is wean sigur pperufceameufage of lve Gren oti LNCS) teh Ught Se oy RLN76) cesta Ester From makings 1c, 320, Escada 6Vantcare, rap 6 Vitae Fopeg- Ler Jae 14 Tis alte eating a sgl clurupprsuriace cara of De Get pss ALG) wt Ugh he posi KLM7E ders, Eastern ont arigs Bumbling ts Qual ar her ch waste tle of sc] Vintoare Drevng by Teodor Livi Mores ‘vnc 321 Fxadi6Vndtowre, Grup 6 Vira Pope {orden Ths afte wring a seer unpersurace camouge of ‘ive Green assy SL63) wh Ug (possibly RLM) undersuaces ‘ARE1-€ No. 23 Esai 61 Vitae Grupa 6 Vinitore, opet-Leode, sary 1944 Hae weua a Sg upesrace eamostage af Ove Gren esi te uth gh Hs (pss RIO underutaces aster Frost marlgs This artoon of ambi nas the psoralen of LAN Domi Sau, aig by Tenér Live Margenee520 6b LAR CS ‘mabe of pls consl.a apn rtf aclu ow Sus Ae Gel, No. 329 of E401 CHV The plot wearig the amas ring ang Tura il The revous (nie overs Aw. Mea Durie, the Yet bard roig trough te worn-out white bk red eae ren suourg aes. The to re Lub, um Bac of VE /6r6¥ showing amb He eek ticrnas Sompenil xeTV.On May IMS ARELENO. ang aly atone mesa th Riniatignntaataens logit wmreniesonss Guariesieen ene sat ee eee Iraragedt earn tothe irl at ‘Lua Dum facing sits fd yan officer ea tench cout in font of IARBL-C Ho. 323 of ECEvU [Crs on Pept Lec sil in fntary 1944 The batom doo of the landing gar wre renova pre nes bc dae wh ow an me ig nn, Luay- Tear Niclas stands inthe cog of ARSC No 321 Seba Popeye Duo he nrg 2 ay 1344 LAAT CNo 321 wn y LA Teodor Wacoasc engage {era atl wth our SAF PeSt Mustangs Aer expenng is ‘Sunil lem escae Lia. eokesca entered seep ‘Tne Trom 4090 metre During he ve the propel few off and We fad to lide the oneness arto 2 bely-andng nea te 1 hid |[s2_ oe'nfebrury 1945, ANSI-C No397 was transfered to E465) Ge2Vt and took part in th Wester Campaign At th war served with a ate of Eviatin Schools ad In Septenber 1955 twas recorded a ore In ee. ‘The Sf the bree On 6 May 1964, USAF bobs that lon an aeady-cropied LAR ‘Soy actor damaged or destroyed te aost complete Nos 4, Na #42. 4 ‘8 Nos30 and srry damage the Tay, whieh never resomed shah pocctin. {ELC nade. which nas subsequent assembled i Arpasu de fon, wae fect) "est ara ever manure by Rega Autom LAR Bajo. ths phages Yas ater n Ap 1945 on bso aelé in Hungry wes the aah one esi et the ee secon ofthe rie ct wh apps ser ‘ual mete possi yellow. kell nose ston would bea ve) enusua eure {er Ronin rat rng the Western Campa mdbe, hs feta secon replacement prt brrowe roman eter sera and was avatngpuneg he tne hen spot was taken, LaRmcte sow 6| group f pits scramble towards ight eof LILAC Pope Leones {Saline sma of 1840s 10 Je 1944, LART-C Na, 343 oF FEEEIveceve own oy Lv Eugen ncesc was it in he engine roel, hte with USAF craft Atte ine whe his ‘ee cs then, ths aa ae ted wh 2 spec dking deve ont ‘lesa foward fuselage i ert ne ote heen tg 1 1225004 May 1944 ARAL-CN0 572 Es. 43VL/G.7 own by SA Mal et scrambled om fori de Vee il to tere USAF ara. The cra, Meri ang the ce and cash lnded on the ome ied at 1415 Nae the ‘ue Tomato marking punted une the cock ‘on August 1950, th ight wing of ARSI-C No. 381 tegen y Rama paca nthe hain of TAREL-C Na 45 whe ating ate ning rca ail, Tear was repaired and was ‘tauren Foc S52 Much eater, ara hd also sen some ton rng the was-O” 4 Apel 1964, en mas par. sf ses Gr7¥e Cp. Nora Aarne os ‘Sent sho cow ot USAF 824 erator Ae time ‘oem his pot as ae this aera wre a elon uber 4 oe he nowconceae all bang were ew ui {4 cme (n 10 June 1944 LARSI-C No. 369 of Es 62¥0/Gr6¥, ‘red on Popet-Leote! ard flown by LAK, ‘isa intr as et down i 2 batle with USAF P= Segmings and crashed nea lec King the bilo nth fomtionartings costing fee el angles thang sine athe Bomb rake ARAT-C Na 429 of xc / G2 was asad on (ere arid cc he sumer of 194 ar ‘ar Ron by AA Gorge Gre names sone esteig kes. orters and Henschel (lbs ond atackabenf onthe Ssarban ont fue er (ute Wee] was ad nthe fag ‘ee te spa on he ponte sper ane ence Cw ta tee epsie ada ylow uci On 20 ‘Spun ote 428 ya lost mca roo af DD en eincnmmenirtmmine ‘orden ay 196, this acafts wearing a singe cour upperaiae ‘amoaiage of Ole Gren (esti RSS) with Light Su (poss LZ) ‘nds, Eastern Front makings |ARSI-C No. 345 of cada 61Virtome, Gel 6 VinitoareFoeq-Lerden, ng Sige-ceurppesurace ama of Ove 63) wih Ugh (possiby RIT) undersracs, Ene LARBI-Co.245, foe War pi Tad Oe 1917 Tis aca is wearing «sing clouruppessurace amoatage of Ove een fens N63} wih gh Bu (possi RLM7Bundesuraces Po Aled mags 'ARBI-C e369 Escada 62 Vitor, Grp 6 Vnitowre, Popes orden une 1944 Tis ake is wean sear upperfce canalge of Give Green posby AMG) wth Lt Be oss LZ) understate fot marines Aaserm 21260 65)|s6_ oe LARSI-C No, 372 of sada 44 Vdtoare Grupa 3 Viitere,Gimbay, Jone 1986 Lee ce aeons angle clon appersiac camostage of ive Gren (osiiy ‘un wth lft le gos ALN7)undersraes, ase Fron rarlegs AR81-C He 381 Regine 4 ai Zen, August 1950 This ars weg = Sn appersare mote of Ge Gree (possibly RLNES) with Lik We (pest RUNDE) understacesPo-Abed maigs LaRs1-C No 387 Esai 57 Vintoare Grupa 7 Vinita used in Piper THE vais weanng a siglo uppersuace cau of lv Gren (osthy ive wh gt ve (cay RLNTE undersurface. aster rot rags 1ARSI-C No.4, Escada 67 Vnitr, Grup 2 VEitonre, Ghee acu Jone SERPS Sra wexing single colur upersuracecflage fv Greet Fee Te ano}) wih igh Bu pss RLM) undersurface, ase Fret martinSoe 20.48 gat REE ein vw Cuma ot tah ye ‘his arate wearing a sngle-cluropesrac mote Ove Gees pss sy wth igh ue ony LNT) aerate Esters nt mags vassioteteime sr)LA.R.80/81 modified with MG. 151/20 cannons ‘st, Gheorghe Galan poses inthe cpt of ARS Ne. 108 et of Ec, rive Rojori de vege ited nthe sonnet of 194 ote te ate tearestomourted sexes (doped oer the cocpt sil Seacrest te wth eave eae The Safin he backround is iaceao ue. 13. atso-a Na 11 of 650.2 Snderging chia Inspection 00 Zelen aid Im Apel 185 during the este Campaign. Inarestirgy, heal of hi ‘leat seers to have a {mua mare afte sera amber Tas may be ete 2 pac chipped pat or ‘eiserion 2 |e cmp The so-called 1.A.R.60-M =) md 1943 it became clear ta the 6gan weapon I 3 Temenen lated he ch pte te mop to-date amour ited to the aircraft face in combat by AR 808, so decision was taken to improve the firepower of such aitrames by arming them wit pair of 20 mm Mauser (MG. 151/20 canons an spit of 792 mm mache gus. ‘irr armed inthis manner hod the sae firepower the existing LAR8I-C. Tis re-arming pogranme was aimed at upgrading all Si-gom sires especily the LARS dive bombers, which by tat stage ac been proven as nefcen in that ole The als of some mote aireraft were marked with ‘he eter ‘M? placed under the type designation. Te significance ofthe lester "Mis unclear but it may stnd frites for ‘Mauser’ or more likly forMaifat (Mailed). At the sine of writing, twas unclear exaly how many were meted, bot the itetion vas to eventually upgrade al sx-gum acrat. A umber of irra such as Nos 102, 103, 112 and 118 were ‘Stay, Gheorghe Calan ad wo oter amen look 2t1AR80-M Na 04 Cat of Eco /CrIMt, Roser de Vee Ain the Smee of 2948, Note te he-bat formaton marking be ea) type headrest ted with te-type Seats as wel asthe parachute on he seat ent fo be moifed bat the upgrade work was no completed fo ‘rious reasons, such as shortage f supplies r enemy attack the premises. The following gun srt are known to have been upgraded with MG. 51/20 cannons 91,92, 93,94, 96.97 104, 18, 110, 11, 18,120, 122,123, 125,128,129, 133,14, 15, 138, 159, 162,163,165, 16,169, 170,173, and 174, bt this isnt a definitive ist.\AR8D-M No. 111, Evade 6 Vnitaare, Grupa 2 Siale-clur race ca Vintar, Zole, Api 1985. THs aera swearing 3 age of One Geen (oes LMS) with ht Bs (poe LE?) ‘desurlacesPro-Aled marin inane bate wth USA arth whch the scat was it inthe wing ca ete and useage The ial was repre an ew soa Adj Vase tana leas on his personalise LAR0-M NaS] a EseABVL GAN, est 1944 On 10 August 1966 whe he and swingman wer escort Sav - 7B bombers ove Besarab, hy were ache by fur Sve ¥-39 Aracobras a he ensuing atl, er. Stan shot Sun One 739 Racor net lay of Stee ARB mediswen Smee 68'AREO-¥ No 106 ‘Geta sad 6 Vietore,Grapl1Vintoare Rolo de Vd summer 194. This aca waxing 2 sngle-cloe uppers cmalage of Ove Green (oosty RLMG4) with Ugh ue (esbyRLMPG) ndesuraces Ester ont gs No. 151, Escada 46 Vinita Grupa Vintoare Roman August 1946. Ts ering a inge-olour uppesuracecarcufage of Oive ree possibly RINE) ue (poly LMT undersurface Eater Front makings: The Sal nd ARO: No. 162, Centra este al Aeronautic, Tec une 1951. This ara i wearing a singleclou uppersurace amoulage ef ive Crest (oss RINGS) wh Up eps RLMTGundersuace Pro Aed mahings Pt are 8 of Ole Gren pas SLINGS) Uight Ble (oss RLM) unre Easter Fron mark ABO nosrenenNe 152mm 71)Two-seat trainer LA.R.80-DC 1AR80- 06 Noss of Sean Tee afer the Keen 195 Note at ‘rear unarmed bat pours tobefited ata ‘st seed bythe tenn The aera was ‘eo returned is Tat te fowing year and ‘mined ty ant 1355. te ery heya dng repairs thsarca as tepid with sta-pe aircraft The sfx "DCs the acronym for Dbl Comandt ‘vas mot likely replaced by & newer and ightr si, probably a {Twin Consol. The aircraft were cfd during 1950-1951 by Soviet mode. Because the majority of DC nica wre based |ASAM Pipers, The fist diame molifid was No#7 which on the LARC, they cou camty Mauser MGS020eansoas joined Scola Milita de Aviap in Forni 980.A cond andor Browning FN72 machine guns fo tii pues, eckpit was installed inthe fuselage, bead ofthe existing ‘bt most likely they did oe carry armament inorder to reduce ‘cockpit The forward cockpit was open but fied with a ‘yee Its unclear whether ear type aircraft wece upgrade windscreen This cockpit was located inthe pace previously ith the typeof wings that could carry he Mauser cannons. Te Tecupid by the fe tank and the aio, A new smaller tank had its andinsrctrs were quit pleased wth the perfomance of to be fied and he range of the aircraft was significantly this ane ica Te rerat known t ave been modified reduced, However the tine ira etsned the series vere Nos. 179,186, 190, 230, 45, 302, 319,329,364, 378, |r caaiity cay opis, wich cule ied 3 0, 0, 45,4365 447, i stot fr. (1 Ape 1951, AR0- eka 5 of gay, ‘Tec ow the inser SAY San Pater td he Valse EB Domi nea erased fuse thes ar ‘goof foe Noe the ‘ure ais consisting ‘Fw smal oka, 2600 trnedaete coke the fasege anda S00 mm tdmetereackade on he fincereed on he ue hinge ine 1AAR80-0C No 425 of Sela ita Ai Tec, Ap 1951 See eis wearing ssinge-caou uppersrac copula Fe ren pose Ribs) wth Ug Be sil RN) Undecuraces Posed markingsExperimental 1.A.R.80 with In-line Engine TAR-14K engin was superseded by the engine ited tothe exiting fighter irra. n December 1940, MAM requested that the 117S hp Daimler Benz DB.610A engine be tested onthe LA.R 0, For this purpose, Messerschmitt ‘F109. Nod was delivered to LAR. Bragor where is engine | was removed and fitted to LA.R 0 No, 13, This was estslown ‘on 21 Api 1941 by Ing, Alexa Fri, but he vibration cased by the engine nearly caused the los ofthe sires ‘nich was brought back to land with great iil. As 8 result the projet ws abandored. In 1943, LA. Brajov decided to purchase a numberof 1475 hp DB-60S engines fom BR the end of 1949, became evident tat the {200 hp Chapter Germany that were intend for use on he iencebuilt ‘Messeschmit Bf109 iar that the factory was duet tat ranufactrig soon, ight ofthe expected eva ofthis tine, LAR. Bragoy decided to tastit withthe LAR S081 (One ial was cared cut with LAR 81-C No. 32 tat flew successly between 29 June and 20 August 1948, The pats state that the performance improved noticably and MAM took the decision to equip the LA, 81 wih he DB6OS engine Inthe end, de to shortages of engine supplies from Germany where these engines wore in great demand, this decision was ever implemented. “hiss the ony kaw pho an LARD Cou spioe” soln at poe ‘eulae Te pesece of he King Mee rss ndeates that ths photo was veers poate amare bo ray be 2 four-gu wing a cated by Isercancn ving wi armament remove. The windeen spears | {at eaioped with an n-tnsnin. The ext entity of hi Se boron row asta HorhetSH79 bom A is safe the date whe hie petogaph was ten isnt known The eng ‘Jn e nas mounted below the wince est f the rena ai ee age er he endo ay 141 The css ofan cai ype wth ck ines. Te Me absence of etbard samen an he assecaed ser aemunitionchses or may be ev eath pe witout an tera YeRfored aroure ls pepu S50 So sue ‘amaze on seEvolution of the L.A.R.80 & LA.R.81 . Evolution of the TAR80 Fighter& LAR Dive Bomber | —i E F ! 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That vet UL Rea-ven ire 12 fae et of cols Landing gear strut cons 1 Tube ng tefl elt wt he breating mask £2. eto itm contol 3 htc selena rte engine pao ha 2. Wing ap esa contol 24.308 halen pressure refocer 2S:ourbutr rey 3. cuptgs Fr sem’ forthe nes leading tthe machine guns 28.Oulet rte later the ter 5a. A ines frig te machine guns 57 Ave an ever corroling the aerons 3 brake bes 5 Connect poi othe lacing pea au a te lang eat thereat poston Sct a {2 yale pene 8. ens ont {4 Loner exhaust out 1 Ene beer feccaruretr 15: Cearox rate tube oeng he extast pipe Sorting ‘ke 9, the pipe was wierd and extended. “Sscarge cer te fselge ahead ofthe cok. Se ‘aay raving To TAREH] ‘ate handle 2 Cares vae3.1-2 1AR.81 Right Side (Viewed from the left) Lynam 2 yam coss-race 5. Taeze auch in normal a urchin poston) 4 Sale te apere uncer EBoymen deve Sata i 14 Sunde bon atachmer tg 15 Premate deve 6 toc 1. Linkage red for bam sway-bace artnet 18 Threaded ed for bomb swy-brac a 19. Side for tom sway-brae aster ret 73)Forward & Rear Fuselage Forward Fuselage ‘hiss a pespectine drawing of he tral fame of the formar Tre thon dpe ross races and the orzo star fere0ee re removase ow for he enor ofthe atl ak Ths Stour wes te talon of Wear to which were attache te eerfesage tthe ace engi eae atthe fo th na re saoe te fe tans ede and above te ado st tthe rear Se eaion means of head ea “The forma fuselage panel, re Nnged and col be cs to engine cons 2 “This picture provides a closer look at th various devices acessible by opening the lft Tis picture Prov bowl forthe breathing apparatus, The large bottle onthe lf he Sng gear The rectangular box barely visible at che bottom is (9 oes atmos the entire Tet half ofthe pened space Is of 134, Frown 9c costnLARD and ARB Various fuselage Stale and panels ‘The arse monocogueasebled with te spi the cockpit sils and windeeen {The cara rom so a te ont othe cok served 383 cross hace da sip. fo hensramen panel namo oe rv mre ren “Thee sie oft rear fuslige viewed rom nice (fom the igh The ear ‘useage was sen | monocoque conitng of Seeman tare Soa css re ieee anes wha? ‘carson reg wich pase four nage ‘is anges ee Sedion Te otro ‘Sse lrgeons mere ‘ached he ar the ier ese tan Te Space betwen te fet ee fer at cide cope Seu were eee by ite dave sac ‘The ar fs vend rm {etn = sm or ‘cht olive egean (fhe al ote er fuslag ge sup = pr oening pose = et moun pain The ‘wo irs earth top the Alnor shes he upper ‘ving pws fe set “he bored Pract bea newer hat te cepts seed as ‘Spc a Hore ‘Thera pot pont foe leon ca bar bvsblen theme iighty-of ene) fhe fo eo eam feet tna ah]Cockpit ) Chapter ony Cockpit Floor and Sidewalls ilasrate the cockpit ofthe prteype. The cockpit ‘how bere remained generally the sume on the production sreraft with 2 few minor changes, r | “esos fom the tecrical manual included bere “ie pte shows the ower “This poo shows the bona prof the ck. The der pedal Ind the dtbcncs re vals in tl pcre P= Pop prstre vf {hs phat The anew he presse gages is wuncaed nhs Bice a oe stuns sing om i “iia finn Sich ret rey oa boson eve b= Ntched ake= Tooh for searing {helever d= ever for ‘eleasing the othe = Proting we for he ile ‘This phote shows the fanart lowe pu ofthe ight cockpit sida 2 = Injection pomp hele Mana re etinguter bole = Har of be Imaal ire exingush’ On te LARED-C and LARSI-C te space above the Freeing was sd ough ann nmin ote 82 comesL.A.R.80 Cockpi These drawings depict an aly LARD ves 1-20 cock ete- Ted ih th age nen est Te {oot te ter sere was largely Siar wh fe eanges inte insert pea eveat breaker tyes lease noe that even Stoniog he ear hal ofthe ext theeadrest nas omited in oreo ‘ow the seul element wth ve diy A. fight sie the cockpit viwed as Ihe ft sienal wat roves 1 ea hile the cape ened ‘om he mle Gort oh ekg viewed Irom he ral: 2. Lene fe exc ewe af he rgb eval was removed & Gelptsllsand windscreen Sioned fom one Cop vend from above wth the ‘eek sils and wince ‘enol fe a der and bat ering assent oe 12. Peacest eth pe pure) 1 Locale ple forte sexe cae 4 Map case 1S. Eettr vi ab eset whee 16, Power requir forthe ado 1. Sonar storage box 18. Laing gear sey wale 13, aching ger orale ite wits poeta res 782 mm ours 20. Bake bation 21, Lv for opening dosing the gine colg ois. The Kab of {hs ever as pita tae 22 Seat adustoe eer 2 breathing mask stage box 24 Greatbrealars 2s Redo beast focke, 26, Srething ask heer or ara Nattoi00 27, Swed ran state crank for he ie 24 Gono for the seat cable 28 Kann is ae a waringSoune ent aang ger was rect deioed 30. Canopy tan’ 32 opel och creo 52. Ongen soc fe reatog mae 2 Magne slacee seh 14. fer the evap ccd 35 Pressure reduce 36. Pour select ahs forthe racine guns onal sera fit wns preumatcaly-ies sz nm guns, Duck rae “ect iver 38. 080 ite ool eve fe mre core 40. ager Type 10-208 orp ow regulator Conpresied abot forthe rales ote Ongen (Compressed abate out vertistion Nechanel eortra for the ring era 46 andng gear yas sector. The ac fs eer na pated ed Lond faps cali select. Te brb of his er ns pane ‘Guetpe cont spade foal rea fe with ‘ety re smarer tn etd ol ea ‘ype area e-amed with canons na bras pum so Ba 2 Es Ey & 56 a Ea is a 6 8 ee & Panel with pressure gauges wurde show the ‘aaa con Panel ith presse gages an ier pe. tem nner pore! gt nsmer ret Fuel caf eer ng an bead gunight cms ig Gans Deas Sind or seat agustment Shing um comeing te ep seat raca wh the Sport pint on he agonal seg rare ‘tens re fuer peas Fes view mor Lover Seat let Sax agjstert ever am (6 Seat bck res The oblong bles nea thebatom are {ert ear-type sna saps, (67, Seat pan wth sce for parce pak (8. Diagonal eat race @ Eevator conta ro 70, Bertr conte bl car 2 fuer aa eabes. 22 ‘leas eon 73, Seat separ io penton agora seloge fare 74 Ra suppor fame 175, ago vege frame 76 Farepisl cute 77 Top cect shel foace txiot _89]rowypeinscuren ee — Cgntrol Panel fuse les (meuted on he rena ‘eck shel 2 = Postion igheswiter 3 = Fre seaming = A pump foe fie eaoge ef sie of the rotnype insramert panel a= ake pressure gauge boost = Slemersaunerple uuge (land fu pressure gauge, nt €outpteltepery Tachonter d= Suit for the poston imp onthe wings andl; = Pony Indeatort = Opt ndatr fr ot ube eater 9 = lteter = Ase ‘Compe b= luna ny for he sure peel = Logtwdal Incnomterm = Vatmeter +» resure gauge ofthe aston teu 9 wamingit = Optical nding gear indeator @= Sip and bank neat, 2 = Propet Deh enol are cca Insrumert pane! of he LAO of he 120 sees. This was ett the pretatype (Cv. Corte and CUA osc Teodoresen standin on of a uridnted ame prt po mnie var pa a sag moe TARO othe 1-20 Svs a5 nae y the large nore ete Se gad bead the main isrmen panel andthe gererlarangemen of the sures Stan insert panel sede he [ARAD (ARSO-AUARBD-B ARBO-C. The age round tle the milo te rain rumen pels fr he guns (abe T= Mount forthe opal gos, 2 Compas conection char 3 ~ Cool for the sod ator inte ek ing odie Stang Wi VARAD-C Na 251 “This photo ofan LAR- 80 of E5c47¥/6r9¥ provides 2 wea of information {hat ens o the sie of te strumer pare at ae musta Vise hots sachs the cok ha th wo fe caf eer andthe prope eh ol The arr quppe wit Telerefxgunight Nee he igh car ‘he cecig, most hay he same the underside leur. The ag une the neste the anpy fc elas cen LAA incre pane. This ws silo the previous stroman pase at as ‘The absence ofthe amured windscreen ad the bom cnet this ‘aupped wt bomb cone! box 1 = Wing bo ear sch y engaging ths switch tbe arataan LAR The bo selec ali sible uncer the stare switch fembs cond be aunhed ate same tine atm br. 2 = Sond conta box 3 = There sar ap opt ard hargog bye can veh om seca: TRS | Cock wove othe horton cept sel nt ited flaca seman connen _—_-rralt i equped with + Cer uit a spce gi con stk The esnce ofthe cae ap Fre Secor ol alr ent that se ase the 231-240 sees or eae LARS? eed tha second ol coer [BA cree Soamaracenesbe rope feat soe IARBI-C ened ty theamered windscreen Ths aera i eapped ith Gere psig The tng cre esi of the {aopy ral asthe external ‘aopy oc release The era canopy ok rae toggle can be Sen ut Ther of th canopy allned wth the ring Toe fre alarm cps open and banging by 2 chin ve the tomb selector: The conta tap forthe secon of caer Ispartly ible Inset peel ofan LARA. Tis was Meteo the ARAL instruent pane wth he taepion iat the switch Fer the wing bob ales was remove moved fe con te) snd ap convoling the second leone mas ouieé spate Aaa ofa series were tcuipped witha bank of presre gages twas Placed sve and ting the © TREN offo VOLETIO) ee c fier eb Tse 0 = @) (4 vere fon eto 10 sec varonatar = 20 m/sec vatiometer 5» Cote mee 6 = Fine and enarse aint? = boost gage (sal 1 = Da il and fue pressre gauge 12 = Vo Angee tes Pl eye, (Quncrupl gauge fuel pressure gauge /iput ett ol temper) 16 = Propel peo 17 tele ete] 18 = Fre exingser pressor gine 18 = therule pero aac ponp 22 = Conpressed ar pessue gauge: 23» rae al gressre ge 24 Longines lock 25 = unhurs eck with topwatk; 26 Une incinnmee27 = VK anenunton cure aod slg onal eect ed et skew above te re extguishe 28» SK? ammaton counter an wring car fer WCIS1/20 canon ewes sured ores igen 25 Hob cal box Faas’ roses, bie’ = Vas, Crue = Bales 30» Pot be het nator lm 3's Sarat seth octe eee sas a ‘a ta as ul and red tat the ea 32 = Magnet ste 3 opel cone Ce = Care rhea Revol ore ee ee Featore] 34 Bank of four ceuttreskers 95 Sige eal beak acme 85 |‘telerfexgunsght ton splay Inthe aiationenibion fhe Mtry te aes: heed sins so eg sonyaceees [6 owe Gunsights Ring and Bead Gunsight ‘Then fhe tng and bea! gunsight was the ype ited to Hauser lee acting Fes That of ing we ne ‘Goerz and Telereflex Gunsights’ Intl, he A RO wes ied wit aba ing anda sh but sating wth LA RAD No this es replaced by te Goer G2 gush. Tis gursight war manufacured ude een by CCP. Goer in Vicon nd was based en te Bar & Stroud GM2 onsigh aso know inte United Kingdon as 'ReitorSigh ‘Mak I -This was an opal unsgh ht could beast for acct ing. Te tule projet on theresa gs was 2 ing” bisected by a eros. The ozone of te cos had a sap inte mide. Aiming was care oat by seg he Wo das atthe btm ofthe unsigt. Th op il the outed rng tage andthe btom tg eth wingypan fhe mp Goer ae Gust ‘The Terie guns the mounting rahe and he power cable Dring fromthe ecica manl eaurtesy of Dan Mele w os 36 mares te or 3 By making hese adjustment, the gap in the rion ie ofthe "eros was widened or azored and was thos se to the optimum fring sein, When he wingspan ofthe age filed this gp, the uns could be fired fo the optimum rsa. The rng ofthe rial india the aout of deflecion allowed fr hing target rosin it. As the supplies of Goer gunsigh were becoming increasingly unrlizble the facory looked fr an aematve sighing device. The Teleflex gunsight was developed by PREROM and LO.R-in Romani based on the (Goer design, In fay, the two gunsihis were identical internally ‘and operate in th sre manne. The main difeence between the Goerz GM2 and Teleflex gunighs was in the mount for the elector gas andthe sun vsHeadrests eadeesis and tead armour fied tothe erly LAR.80 and 81 ae ‘a veriuble minefield. There were two types of ead armour plete snd the types of head cushion. Although itis possible to point the manufacturing bach when a change of bead eshion crhead amour wes implemented, one must hep in mind that as Types Were introduced they wete also retofite 1oearer ‘yp ina variety of combinations, most likely de to avsablty of spares and pars. Te headrests were standardised start with No. 251, but nthe case of arrft up 1 No, 250, oneness to ‘emul the exiting photographs to ascersn the exact typeof ead armour and ead cushion fied. The head emo plate was ped dark gren. The cclorf the cushion varied deperding ‘nthe materia] wed andthe amour of wearand-ea The coloured fbi, {ary production headrest. Ths wa the oe usd onal art up to No. 130.2 = eed zmeur pate perpen the datum fine 2 = eae cshine 3» irapy ‘ai poston = Gul ofthe useage pie behind he moa pte odie mid-poducion headrest This was intreduced begining with No. 181.The ead amour ad ead csion were he saa the ype eos wl N11 at he hee was ied with ares seal ht prove eran amount ef ra preteton ‘Head amour 2 = Hetdrestcshon3 = Rub seal ¢ = Ouie of these spe hi the armour pat 5 = Eerel dest fame 6» Canopy rl ostion (A ee Fialproduian hearst. Ths ema tthe type of heads intadce with No 251 bt euipes with sabe tings The kte-ype sentboks wee secured to Ines bid tvoogh the ad custo and ead armows,Tlspe of earet wes, Imveduced on he route ne nd rote o mest ata ro jose 1801 = Seatbelt tachment oops 2» Sates p from the he opto aRs0° 3a 238 Ths ‘eat shos the ber Sealand eter fame ‘peal fr moi rcuctenhacrest, Sede rom N18, | Note the md-protucton ype of aston wih at {op Tas aera fed sth ne ert st «cushion wos mosly leather covered, bu some photographs seem to sugges that at least some cushions were covered with Khali M-praduction hearst This wa insofuced begonng wi Na. 131. The head armour ‘spaced ata age matching te ale of set bck rest and hs mang re ono fr he it. The top edge a he cushion mas eately at = Head !umeur The ecanglarprovusion athe bot the hed amour covered te ply fe sac terscring cable whch passed tveigh the prorain nthe ame 2 Headrest cision, 3 Canopy al poston § = Gino he eg pine Benin arcu pie 4 jf J : Late-praducton headrest This was intoduced bagrng wth Wo. 251. The head Tour asthe sane asthe type inoduced wth Na TH, Te eb cashon was ‘mee wha owner op and a mde shoe sd le. The terest wa se ‘ied wih ibe seal ht provided a cram aroun of rt poection. 1 = Head eur 2 = Hearst cason 3 = Rubber el 4=Ostine of te fuselage spn eng theamen pte §» Exeral hice frame 6» Canopy a poston Slane ss inthe i prodctan head armour le andthe mounting tabs Hone test be ‘oct of an unksonn AR Note the angled iste ut tat this ised witha ae-proactin cushion, orate y te ‘oan tap ad the wedge-shanee se profi Tithe oy Enowe otorah of this tye of head amour mts cntigtraton This ptegraph it ig because al he arated with hoe af eaet were reofted withthe rubber eal and ame abocated he ate roetn etre, Cures of ABC Clete cocCanopy by the sirlow and could no longer open Stating with No24) Trecmop/tsedn the LARD wasasingle pct of own an energy te peuaticram was Sted tbe bak of crept by ail rme wood the ge. te copy iid the pin sis ith sing ak th eno The clear meals ented nthe esha man ss at high speeds. Tis emergecy device was aso reid to "Plexiglas Tis pe of eanopy Was used on al series of trary easing scanes. Tis sem was not garded a2 sree Tie py ws manly opted and son soln bythe plas bean he system col fal in be ae of ranariarmlicom each cocktail tod oe behind te Jssof puna psu, Pls crime demand cacy ead armour uner he spine, This rangement peste 8 reease system hat jetisned he etre cnoryesenbly ornare afte any ofthe ras wee daaged obtain the a sina tthe ptm ied on he B19, pares elorivon accident th canpy could wo lrg: ide suc system was ever intuued bef the end ofthe | Feely Atsgnts exceeding 250 kf the cnopy was squezed option use ofthe dt. Lud ica bug ssn ee the voip of ah LARSI-C. This shows how the rear of he canopy cat ants tore ha bak confer tothe faselage sine ‘dba Vase Chita smiles om the cockpit ofan ART Ti roto shes the canopy als andthe siding fing athe oto of he {evar anny Fame Reopened | | marmemretst Steet Sram coma CBRSe <0 I) nel 4% me a € Windscreen coscton The winds wet avg oe 7 oops mambo Sows oo ong a ee winduees sed cafe ae ‘externally it remained the sleasia Sheva eft Stotngen nema oh Fedo refored Mien ate fined (dese at vend iin wih LARSD-A Nets sted ahs pote. The purpose of the Aina he btorf the Wwodsceen se pels as toallow the faseage to ‘ge sight cea he Inert intent pares Neth he gas of he Sie panes [t_ oweWings Four-Gun Wing (Fg Vest ype of wing used onthe LAR 80 was ered || wih four 7.92 mm FN Browaing machine guns. The 1 wing was based on ie very populsr NACA-32012 profil. The wing ha 36 sibs, 18 ibs in each al-ving, Ribs 2, 6,9, 1, 44nd 16 counting fen the wing ti] that held the contol surface hinges and any othe ond beaing siuctures vere reinforced wih double-T sections, Because the landing eu reacted inside the wing, inorder to preserve the suctara ‘enh of th wing the wing centre was provided witha eros saped bortype beam and with double frames betwee ibs 12and 17. The wing spars were made of Dura. The section of ‘he spar between ribs 1 and 11 had adouble-T exssseton and ‘he remaining section was box shaped, The font wing spar was sight andthe rear wing spar angled frward from the fuselage somards the wingtips. Tae angle of atack of the wings was of 2° selva thesteralt datum le, This pte shows he internal sree of the fow-gin wing or arb Sur = Get-hapd bore bee egna € = Cutouts ethers 1» L-shaped enna stip, terre tis ng 1-2 = wg 2 Chapter oy ow Wing viewed om he from 1. Sere pan! for Ft | Tie prt undeie oni 2 Serie panes fx cont linkage levers ard ceupings | & landing ger ecence ning ear reac - | ati eg aang a 1 5 Comal ttages: Hydalicram forthe fap, Ot adore, Fo Tube pr side ee 9. Merion the | ian sex 10 Arn ms: halcing 1 Aero on tages 12 merle se {shown pts 2 tata 16 oentg rag 1. Clg ver eth gin OO See 16, Hara gun chs ‘ego eae on 17. Spent rmuriton che, 2am machine go 18 Spent eink che 18 Fepto-aleon linkage of 20. 732mm FA Bowring racine gu 21. ezss eh for iachina go 2, Rees hte for rmntion, 28 Domed overs forthe chine gun mouting Be shen enc | 24 Taz machine gn rmunton 125, Remain fed hate oo 9ay Sia-Gun Wir 6 1792 ‘am Browning Machine an Used on [AR 80-A Srl Nombers 1-75 ‘neal sac f he ‘bg vee om bel, - Iter sacar of wing viewed fe above, (C-Fort wing viewed fom aioe ‘D-Port wing viewed fom ‘low Wing ewe rom the fret 1. See panel or Pot “ube (ort undersie 2 Sepals con Feiage lesa ccunigs (aon ger xed Landing ge reacted ss on deg = Frit ntages For roo the ci ator ae Fora por se on pra an forthe tag sear 1o.Alro Sa -clg ‘umm 1 Moun cel nape 12 on cage ane ‘Gown pra: 13 fos pine ong et rte {Scotto te gn ‘one _ 16. anal pn hargog tone; 1. Spent ammunition bute 1 pen bl ink cue 19, aptly kage 8 20.782 frowning machine gu 2 Rees hie or machine ‘ans aa ices hatch or ‘mvmurston, 2a Domed eves othe 24, 782mm machine or ‘anmunton 25, rout frog fecha, 25, snmaritan feed cate [90 ctw Si-Gun Wing “The wing equiped with ix 7.92 man FN Browning machine guns was wed bythe LARSU-A and LAI, Ite the wing was lost denial to the fourgun wing but was tengthened with exta spanwise singers, (On. May 1941, LAR, Braov submited memo regarding he strength ofthe LAR 81 wing "The safy coefficient was 2,respctvly higher than the 8 required by ‘the German regulations o th 15 required by Handle Page The ealeultion ofthe wing tenth was came out by taking nto consierfon the extra load thet the wing bad to absor> because ofthe dive brake. The maxima load atthe ot joint was calculated to 4,525 kg, compared tothe 6.345 hg thatthe wing was subjected to during the sac test. This esuled in asfety ‘vefcent higher than 2.8 inte eas of an airraft equipped for dive ‘bombing with a cal weight of 2.860 kg ata speed of 6€0 kh.” ‘Due tothe change inthe length ofthe landing gear demunded bythe bomb ‘equipment, there was a slight change inthe angle ofthe diagonal bace behind the wheel well