Global Aircraft -- P-38 Lightning
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P-38 Lightning Specifications
| Primary Function: |
Pursuit (fighter) |
| Contractor: |
Lockheed |
| Crew: |
One |
| Unit Cost: |
$115,000 |
| Powerplant |
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Two Allison Allison V-1710-111/113 of 1,475 hp. ea. |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
37 ft 10 in |
| Wingspan: |
52 ft |
| Height: |
12 ft 10 in |
| Weights |
| Gross: |
15,340 lb |
| Loaded: |
17,500 lb |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
414 mph |
| Ceiling: |
40,000 ft |
| Range: |
1,100 miles |
| Armament |
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Four .50-cal. machine guns and one 20mm cannon. External bomb load of 4,000 lbs. or ten 5 in. rockets. |
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P-38 Lightning Achievements
- At the time of its initial delivery, the P-38 was the fastest fighter in the American arsenal.
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