MacArthur's Airmen P-38 “Lightning”

General characteristics

• Crew:  One
• Length:  37 ft 10 in
• Wingspan:  52 ft 0 in
• Height:  9 ft 10 in
• Wing area:  327.5 ft²
• Airfoil:  NACA 23016 / NACA 4412
• Empty weight:  12,780 lb
• Loaded weight:  17,500 lb
• Maximum takeoff weight:  21,600 lb
• Powerplant:   2 × Allison V-1710-111/113 liquid-cooled turbosupercharged V-12, 1,725 hp ea.

Performance

• Maximum speed:  443mph
• Stall speed:  105 mph
• Range:  1,300 mi combat, over 3,300 mi ferry
• Service ceiling:  44,000 ft
• Rate of climb:  maximum - 4,750 ft/min
• Wing loading:  53.4 lb/ft²

Armament

• 1 × Hispano M2(C) 20 mm cannon with 150 rounds (2 AP, 2 tracer and 2 HE ammo belt composition) and 4× Colt-Browning MG53-2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns or:
• 10 × 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket) and/or:
• either 2× 2,000 lb or 2× 1,000 lb 4× 500 lb or 4× 250 lb bombs

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