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P-38M Lightning

GENERAL DATA
US: P-38M Lightning
Heavy Night Fighter
2
Lockheed
75 (converted from P-38L)
1944
1944

DIMENSIONS
5800 kg
7940 kg
9798 kg
11.53 m
15.85 m
30.43 m²
3.91 m
0.82 m²

ARMAMENT
1× Hispano M2(C) 20 mm cannon
150
4× Browning MG53-2 0.50 in (12.7 mm)
4 x 500
10 x 127 mm rockets (underwings)

 

POWERPLANT
2 × Allison V-1710-111/113 V-12
liquid-cooled super charged V-12, 28 L
2 x 1475 (1725 hp at WEP) at 3000 rpm
371 to 434 hp / ton *
1575 L (+ 2 x 625 L or 1135 L drop tanks)

(*) with loaded weight

PERFORMANCES
724 km/h
466 km/h
170 km/h
13400 m
24.1 m/s
724 km to 3637 km

(*) vitesse de décrochage

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