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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
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
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- Wingspan 53.9ft (16.4m)
- Length 31.4ft (9.6m)
- Height 14.0ft (4.3m)
- Empty Weight 7,758lbs (3,518kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,829lbs (5,365kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.338
- Wing Loading 26.3lbs/ft2 (128.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 449.7ft2 (41.8m2)
- Drag Points 3631
Parts
- Number of Parts 43
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 317
