Lockheed

Lockheed P-38 Lightning

Attack aircraft

  • First flight1939
  • IntroductionJuly 1941
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built10,037
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
37 ft 10 in
Wingspan
52 ft
Height
12 ft 10 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
414 mph
Service ceiling
44,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Allison V-1710 (-111 left hand rotation and -113 right hand rotation) V-12 liquid-cooled turbo-supercharged piston engine (1,600 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1× Hispano M2(C) 20 mm cannon with 150 rounds, 4× M2 Browning machine gun 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns with 500 rpg.; Bombs: Inner hardpoints:, 2× 2000 lb bombs or drop tanks; or, 2× 1000 lb bombs or drop tanks, plus either, 4× 500 lb bombs or, 4× 250 lb bombs; or, 6× 500 lb bombs; or, 6× 250 lb bombs, Outer hardpoints:, 10× 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rockets); or, 2× 500 lb bombs; or, 2× 250 lb bombs; Rockets: 4× M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) M8 rocket launchers; or: