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P-38 Lightning

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My third try at this awesome warplane! Engines by MechWARRIOR57. Enjoy!! History: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork-tailed devil (German: 'der Gabelschwanz-Teufel') by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" (2????1????? Ni hikoki, ippairotto?) by the Japanese,[7] the P-38 was used for interception, dive bombing, level bombing, ground attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance, radar and visual pathfinding for bombers and evacuation missions[8] and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 33.8ft (10.3m)
  • Length 25.4ft (7.8m)
  • Height 10.1ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 7,333lbs (3,326kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,964lbs (4,519kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.1
  • Wing Loading 25.7lbs/ft2 (125.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 387.8ft2 (36.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2654

Parts

  • Number of Parts 101
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 438