BRAND and MODEL
LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING
TYPE
Single-seat fighter / photo-reconnaissance aircraft
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
[P-38F] Two 914 kw (1,225 hp) Allison V-1710-49 or –53 twelve-cylinder VEE turbocharged liquid-cooled engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 15.84 m (52 ft)
Length: 11.53 m (37 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.91 m (12 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 30.42 m² (327.5 sq ft)
Max speed at 1,525 m (5,000 ft): 547 km/h (340 mph)
Max speed at 4,575 m (15,000 ft): 587 km/h (365 mph)
Max speed at 7,625 m (25,000 ft): 628 km/h (390 mph)
Economical cruising speed: 322 km/h (200 mph)
Landing speed: 137 km/h (85 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 914 m/min (3,000 ft/min)
Climb to 7,625 m (25,000 ft): 11 mins
Service ceiling: 11,887 m (39,000 ft)
Range at max cruising speed: 1,126 km (700 miles)
Empty weight: 5,902 kg (13,000 lb)
Combat loaded weight: 6,946 kg (15,300 lb)
Max loaded weight: 7,173 kg (15,800 lb)
PHOTO
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