The Lockheed 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. 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 and extensively as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks under its wings.
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Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 50.6ft (15.4m)
- Length 27.9ft (8.5m)
- Height 9.7ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 4,313lbs (1,956kg)
- Loaded Weight 6,002lbs (2,722kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.333
- Wing Loading 21.8lbs/ft2 (106.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 275.8ft2 (25.6m2)
- Drag Points 2164
Parts
- Number of Parts 50
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 312
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