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Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1939
- IntroductionJuly 1941
- StatusRetired
- Number built10,037
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 1
- Length
- 37 ft 10 in
- Wingspan
- 52 ft
- Height
- 12 ft 10 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 414 mph
- Service ceiling
- 44,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Allison V-1710 (-111 left hand rotation and -113 right hand rotation) V-12 liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged piston engine (1,600 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 1× Hispano M2(C) 20 mm cannon with 150 rounds, 4× M2 Browning machine gun 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns with 500 rpg.; Bombs: Inner hardpoints:, 2× 2000 lb bombs or drop tanks; or, 2× 1000 lb bombs or drop tanks, plus either, 4× 500 lb bombs or, 4× 250 lb bombs; or, 6× 500 lb bombs; or, 6× 250 lb bombs, Outer hardpoints:, 10× 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rockets); or, 2× 500 lb bombs; or, 2× 250 lb bombs; Rockets: 4× M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) M8 rocket launchers; or:
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