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Lockheed P-38A Lightning

566 Knight  8.9 years ago

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II American fighter aircraft it had propellers. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Named "fork-tailed devil" (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 in a number of roles, including 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. Altered tail section, Added armaments, Other than that I haven't done much. Hope y'all enjoy

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 43.5ft (13.2m)
  • Length 29.1ft (8.9m)
  • Height 10.5ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 4,578lbs (2,076kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,442lbs (3,829kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.236
  • Wing Loading 23.4lbs/ft2 (114.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 360.6ft2 (33.5m2)
  • Drag Points 2457

Parts

  • Number of Parts 50
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 348