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The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. 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" by the Luftwaffe and "two planes, one pilot" by the Japanese, the P-38 was used in a number of roles, including dive bombing, level bombing, ground-attack, night fighting, photo reconnaissance missions, and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 3 airplane(s)
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- Wingspan 34.2ft (10.4m)
- Length 21.2ft (6.5m)
- Height 8.1ft (2.5m)
- Empty Weight 3,588lbs (1,627kg)
- Loaded Weight 4,422lbs (2,006kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.016
- Wing Loading 36.9lbs/ft2 (180.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 119.9ft2 (11.1m2)
- Drag Points 2801
Parts
- Number of Parts 56
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 265
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