Lockheed P-38 L "Lightning"



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Country of Service :United States
Role :Fighter
First Flight :January 1939
Production Date :June 1944
In-Service Date :September 1944
Manufacturer :Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Number Produced :3923
Crew :1
Length :11.53 meters
Height :3.91 meters
Empty Weight :5806 kilograms
Operational Weight :9390 kilograms
Maximum Weight :9798 kilograms
Wing Span :15.85 meters
Wing Aspect Ratio :8.24
Wing Area :30.47 square meters
Wing Load :308.17 kg per square meter
Engine Number :2
Engine Name :Allison V-1710-113
Coolant :Water
Cylinders:V-12
Capacity:28 Liters
Power :1600 hp @ 3200 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio :340.79 hp per tonne
Max Speed :666 kph @ 7620 meters
Cruising Speed :457 kph @ 3048 meters
Climb :871
Service Ceiling :13411 meters
Range :1891 kilometers
Range (Droptank) :4148 kilometers
Fuel Capacity :1295 liters
Machinegun Armament :4x 12.7mm Browning MG53-2 (Nose - 500 rounds each)
Cannon Armament :1x 20 mm Hispano M1 (Nose - 150 rounds)
Payload :1814 kg (Wing Roots External)
6x 114mm Rockets (External Wings)
Gunsight :Reflector
Avionics :SCR-274N Radio
A-9 Oxygen Equipment
Pilot Armor :Yes
Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks :Yes
Armored Windscreen :Yes

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