P-38L Lightning
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | US:
P-38L Lightning |
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| Type | Heavy
Fighter, Fighter bomber |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Lockheed,
Consolidated-Vultee |
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| Production | 3810
+ 113 (Consolidated-Vultee) |
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| First Flight | 1943 (?) |
Introduction | June 1944 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 5800 kg |
Loaded Weight | 7940 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 9798 kg |
Length | 11.53 m |
| Wingspan | 15.85 m |
Wing area | 30.43 m² |
| Height | 3.91 m |
Drag area | 0.82 m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 1× Hispano M2(C) 20 mm cannon |
Ammunition Carried | 150 |
| Secondary Guns | 4× Browning MG53-2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 500 |
| Other Armament | 2 x 454
kg bomb or 2 x 726 kg bomb or 1 x 1814 kg bomb or 10 x 127 mm rockets
(underwings) |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Allison V-1710-111/113 V-12 |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled supercharged V-12,
28 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1475 (1725 hp at WEP)
at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 371 to 434 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 1575
L (+ 2 x 625 L or 1135 L drop tanks)
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 724 km/h |
Cruise Speed | 466 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | 170 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 13400 m |
| Rate of Climb | 24.1 m/s |
Range | 724 km to 3637 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Winthrop Denmark | ||
| WW2 Fighters | WWII Vehicles | ||
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