@BogdanX Yes, I knew that (your work is very nice btw). This being the only P-38 Lightning that uses it for stylish purposes on the front of the engine nacelles is what I meant.
@BogdanX Most likely, I've seen just about all of them, and this is the first that uses two fused small intakes to achieve that signature look to the limit of my knowledge.
The way the 4 engine coolant radiator intakes are put together has been done before, but this is the first I've seen the 2 oil & intercooler radiator intakes done like this.
@FrankieB It's got a tricky cross-section. Kind of like an egg, but not perfectly. I think you could approximate most of it by resting two fuselage blocks inside one another, then using the scaling tool to size it all up. That is, if you wanted it solid. If you wanted to go for an accurate hollow fuselage, that would be very difficult indeed.
@RandyAndSonsAircraft No prob.
People make SO MANY P-38s. Someone had to catalogue them.
Also it was an interesting experience seeing how skill is distributed.
As you can see, a majority of builds are less than optimal. Only a handful score an overall rating of 8 or more.
@CaesiciusPlanes @ChiChiWerx @Engineeroftomorrow
I'll put these up when I have some free time.
@BobTheTitanSP
It took quite a while. More than ten hours spread over 3 days. I used the search bar to find them. Used search terms like P-38, P-38a-z, XP-38, and Lightning. Each search was limited to 10 pages, so it's no surprised I missed more than a few. There are tons.
@Dixieman I was talking to Insertname. His Lightning was the one that was too big. Yours is pretty close to 1:1, and you did a decent job putting everything where it belongs.
I once tried making a 1:1 scale C-5. Ended up pretty unwieldy, ugly, and floppy. Though, if anyone started working on a collaboration or even a solo build, I'd make a pretty good QC. I work with the real thing in the Air Force, so I know them inside and out. I've actually sat down and read the T.O.s before, cover-to-cover. I know all kinds of obscure details of their design and use.
It's easy enough to copy the XMLs and rename them to make them flyable.
Enemy is just a simpler kicking fish with missiles, and no landing gear.
The OTHER enemy is a small prop fighter similar to the P-51, but with a simpler design. It has some machineguns, and has flaps that are bound to pitch.
Bomber is the escort bomber. It vaguely resembles a fat B-52, has no landing gear, and has a couple 250 pound bombs tucked under its wings.
There are two racing variants of the P-51 with more powerful engines. One is blue, and the other is yellow. One is called Speedy, and the other is called Lightning.
El Diablo is a very maneuverable red racing jet that is very fun to fly.
Glidey is a glider. Not much to say about it.
Drone is a very slow propeller plane that resembles a predator drone.
And there's also the tutorial plane, and the trainer used in flight school.
@SHCow When a user spotlights a plane, it send a notification to all their followers to check it out. Big users can use it to give lesser users more attention for well-deserved builds.
I'm too poor to afford lessons unfortunately.
Though I have flown military-grade simulators. And I fly a personal commercial simulator quite frequently.
@creepercannon778 the GAU-8 doesn't always use explosive rounds. The PGU-13/B high-explosive incendiary rounds are used much less frequently than the PGU-14/B armor-piercing Incendiary rounds, which are much less explosive. The weapon is much more deadly using the depleted-uranium penetrators, since they're better at piercing tank armor than the high-explosive rounds.
@BaconAircrafts Set all necessary controls throttle-controlled, and set the stops to your desired values. The plane starts with 100% throttle, so they activate right away. I experimented with various designs that used throttle-controlled tools. (including one sinister plane that uses hinges to flip over the enemy plane on the runway)
@BogdanX Yes, I knew that (your work is very nice btw). This being the only P-38 Lightning that uses it for stylish purposes on the front of the engine nacelles is what I meant.
@BogdanX Specifically for the P-38, I should clarify. The fused intakes are used a lot on other planes.
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Needs a little work. Were you aware it likes to blow itself up?
@AwesomeDesign717 Ah, I remember this one. Don't know how I missed adding it. Will do.
That's a weird way to spell Cecilia.
@BogdanX Most likely, I've seen just about all of them, and this is the first that uses two fused small intakes to achieve that signature look to the limit of my knowledge.
The way the 4 engine coolant radiator intakes are put together has been done before, but this is the first I've seen the 2 oil & intercooler radiator intakes done like this.
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Very nice submission. I like how you modeled the intercooler radiator intakes. No one has thought to do it that way before.
2 matches won, next opponent has a better time and is likely to win. I'm satisfied.
@FrankieB It's got a tricky cross-section. Kind of like an egg, but not perfectly. I think you could approximate most of it by resting two fuselage blocks inside one another, then using the scaling tool to size it all up. That is, if you wanted it solid. If you wanted to go for an accurate hollow fuselage, that would be very difficult indeed.
@FrankieB Fuselage shaping isn't one of my strong points unfortunately.
But here's a very good reference image for it. LINK
Transonic aeroelastic flutter.
The plane has too much wing to be going fast.
Notice how supersonic planes have short wings with high wing loading.
You can stabilize wings by attaching a part to the tip, and using a rod to weld that part to the fuselage.
@RandyAndSonsAircraft No prob.
People make SO MANY P-38s. Someone had to catalogue them.
Also it was an interesting experience seeing how skill is distributed.
As you can see, a majority of builds are less than optimal. Only a handful score an overall rating of 8 or more.
@CaesiciusPlanes I'm pretty sure yours is up there. It was the funny-looking collaboration you did, right?
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Very nice work.
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Again, great work. Don't know how I missed it when I upvoted it before lol.
@ChiChiWerx Yeah, I noticed that when doing my initial pass on this list. A lot of planes are missing from the results.
@CaesiciusPlanes @ChiChiWerx @Engineeroftomorrow
I'll put these up when I have some free time.
@BobTheTitanSP
It took quite a while. More than ten hours spread over 3 days. I used the search bar to find them. Used search terms like P-38, P-38a-z, XP-38, and Lightning. Each search was limited to 10 pages, so it's no surprised I missed more than a few. There are tons.
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@TehNewDucky Well look at that! Thanks for letting me know. Looks like a mediocre plane for category 5. What do you think?
@Insertname I finally did it. You were not ignored. LINK
Like a plane that literally flies inside of a cargo bay?
Or a plane kept in a cargo bay, that then flies when dropped?
Pretty sure I found the oldest P-38 on the site.
+1@Epicwarhawk777 Kinda hard to host a challenge with no followers.
@Average3323 Mine is a pretty close contender for the perfect P-38.
@AirForceKid Thanks.
@AirForceKid You made an excellent debut. I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future. +1 follower.
Very nice. Always appreciate a good Lightning.
Finally, an excuse to play SimplePlanes on a NASA supercomputer.
I need #4 so bad!
@FrankieB Maybe. Depends on how well our skillsets and specialties complement each other. What aspects of building are you best at?
@Dixieman I was talking to Insertname. His Lightning was the one that was too big. Yours is pretty close to 1:1, and you did a decent job putting everything where it belongs.
I once tried making a 1:1 scale C-5. Ended up pretty unwieldy, ugly, and floppy. Though, if anyone started working on a collaboration or even a solo build, I'd make a pretty good QC. I work with the real thing in the Air Force, so I know them inside and out. I've actually sat down and read the T.O.s before, cover-to-cover. I know all kinds of obscure details of their design and use.
@CrazyCodeC That it is.
Another day, another beautiful P-38 Lightning.
@Insertname Thanks for the 50th upvote!
@Insertname I have a habit of upvoting Lightnings. It's my favorite plane, so I always like seeing everyone's take on it.
@Insertname Nonsense. Despite being too large, its a pretty good replica. It will earn high marks on my list.
Pretty close.
Good job.
I'm going to have to put together a comprehensive list of all the P-38s posted to this site though. There are too many,
It's easy enough to copy the XMLs and rename them to make them flyable.
Enemy is just a simpler kicking fish with missiles, and no landing gear.
The OTHER enemy is a small prop fighter similar to the P-51, but with a simpler design. It has some machineguns, and has flaps that are bound to pitch.
Bomber is the escort bomber. It vaguely resembles a fat B-52, has no landing gear, and has a couple 250 pound bombs tucked under its wings.
There are two racing variants of the P-51 with more powerful engines. One is blue, and the other is yellow. One is called Speedy, and the other is called Lightning.
El Diablo is a very maneuverable red racing jet that is very fun to fly.
Glidey is a glider. Not much to say about it.
Drone is a very slow propeller plane that resembles a predator drone.
And there's also the tutorial plane, and the trainer used in flight school.
@SHCow When a user spotlights a plane, it send a notification to all their followers to check it out. Big users can use it to give lesser users more attention for well-deserved builds.
I'm too poor to afford lessons unfortunately.
Though I have flown military-grade simulators. And I fly a personal commercial simulator quite frequently.
@SHCow That's just what Marauder happens to be lol.
It's also very effective for the Bridge Demolition mission, where low-and-slow is the name of the game.
@Treadmill103 Thanks. I've been paying more attention to handling than I used to.
@Falcon9Aircraft Thank you!
@Stadlles Make it a replica Boeing 767-222.
@zed super-fast upvote! Thanks as always!
@creepercannon778 the GAU-8 doesn't always use explosive rounds. The PGU-13/B high-explosive incendiary rounds are used much less frequently than the PGU-14/B armor-piercing Incendiary rounds, which are much less explosive. The weapon is much more deadly using the depleted-uranium penetrators, since they're better at piercing tank armor than the high-explosive rounds.
@BaconAircrafts Set all necessary controls throttle-controlled, and set the stops to your desired values. The plane starts with 100% throttle, so they activate right away. I experimented with various designs that used throttle-controlled tools. (including one sinister plane that uses hinges to flip over the enemy plane on the runway)