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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" (der Gabelschwanz-Teufel) 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. Handles decently, but is pretty slow.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
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- Wingspan 42.4ft (12.9m)
- Length 26.2ft (8.0m)
- Height 9.7ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 4,034lbs (1,830kg)
- Loaded Weight 6,103lbs (2,768kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.736
- Wing Loading 26.1lbs/ft2 (127.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 233.4ft2 (21.7m2)
- Drag Points 2954
Parts
- Number of Parts 65
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 263
