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Lockheed P-38L Lightning

39.5k otayahiromo8211  5.2 years ago

WW2 Amarican twin-prop fighter.
I made some variants. I will upload them soon!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 52.0ft (15.8m)
  • Length 37.9ft (11.5m)
  • Height 12.9ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 7,507lbs (3,405kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,662lbs (6,197kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.439
  • Wing Loading 15.9lbs/ft2 (77.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 858.3ft2 (79.7m2)
  • Drag Points 9980

Parts

  • Number of Parts 298
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 994
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    @JED Thank you!

    5.2 years ago
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    11.4k TDevil36

    Very nice, I think this is probably the best P-38 that I have found on SP, and the P-38 is my favorite WWII fighter plane :-) :-)

    5.2 years ago
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    https://www.flickr.com/photos/66550630@N08/15557850965
    I found this photo and reflected it on my build. Also I cannot find documents regarding M8, M10 rocket and HVAR written in Japanese, so I dontidentify them very well. As I said before, I like triple-tube launcher ; it is cool!

    5.2 years ago
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    @otayahiromo8211 Well I re-did some researches, and found that those things are not bazookas but M8 rockets, the same as the one used on the Sherman "Calliope", and that the designation "M10" refers to the triple-tube launcher. However, the fact that the M8 rocket have a smaller warhead (2 kg) compared to the HVAR (3.5 kg), and that a plane could carry more HVAR rockets as they do not require launch tubes, made the M8 far less successful than the HVAR.

    5.2 years ago
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    @ThomasRoderick Oh really? I found a photo of P-38 with bazooka, so I attached it. Also I just like the shape of bazooka. It is my favorite weapon!

    5.2 years ago
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    Why are so many of your builds feature those triple bazookas? I mean HVARs are much more common for American fighters historically, and those aircraft-mounted bazookas are pretty rare and were only featured on a few aerial liaison units with their lighter, less powerful planes, if I remembered correctly. That said, those things are indeed cool...

    5.2 years ago
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    Very nice looking, the P-38 is one of my favorites.

    5.2 years ago
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    Nice!

    5.2 years ago
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    38.6k Trainzo

    Very nice creation . The devil with a forked tail is back . Great job .

    5.2 years ago