LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING

 

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)

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