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LOCKHEED P-38L LIGHTNING
1944
 
(MODEL 422-87-23)
  
 
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LOCKHEED P-38L LIGHTNING (MODEL 422-87-23)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1944
NUMBER BUILT :
 3,810
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 52 ft 0 in (15.84 m)
LENGTH :
 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
WING AREA :
 327.5 sq ft (30.42 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 113.4 lb/ft sq (553.9 kg/m sq)
POWER LOADING :
 0.92
ASPECT RATIO :
 8.26
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 12,800 lbs (5806 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 17,500 lbs (7938 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 21,600 lbs (9798 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 20 mm Hispano M2(C) cannon,
 
 4 x .50-cal Browning Machine Guns Housed in Nose of Aircraft
PAYLOAD :
 2,000 lbs (907 kg) of Bombs;
(OPTIONAL) -
 4 x M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) rocket launchers;
 -
 10 x 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rockets);
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Allison V-1710-111/113 V-12 Piston Engine, Rated at
 
 1,725 hp (1,194 kW) each
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 414 mph (666 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7620 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 290 mph (467 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 105 mph (169 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 4,750 ft/min (24.1 m/s); To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 7 min
RANGE :
 450 miles (724 km); 2,600 miles (4184 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 44,000 ft (13411 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

  
 
     
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