(Performance data
should have been similar to P-38L Model)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
NIGHT FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
FIRST FLIGHT :
February 5, 1945
SERVICE DELIVERY :
1945
NUMBER BUILT :
76 (Converted from P-38L-5s)
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
52 ft 0 in (15.84 m)
LENGTH :
37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)(Excluding
Radar Pod)
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 :
17,646 lbs (8004 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;
APS-4 Radar Pod Under Nose
(OPTIONAL) -
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 :
2 - Pilot and Radar Operator
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
391 mph ( km/h) at 27,700 ft (8443 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.
