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1:48 US P-38 J Lightning
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75,99€
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- TAMI-300061123
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The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American, twin-engine, multi-role, long-range fighter with a double-barreled structure with a tricycle undercarriage and all-metal construction. One of the most important American fighters of World War II. Already when the first prototype of the XP-38 took to the air in 1939, it was clear that the future of fighter aviation would belong to this aircraft. At a time when a maximum speed of over 500 km/h was considered a truly great result, the almost 650 km/h achieved by the P-38 was a real shock to everyone. In the early stages of World War II, the Thunderbolt suffered from various childhood ailments, but as time went on, all the problems were gradually resolved and subsequent versions of the aircraft became increasingly deadly to its opponents, while gaining the qualities of the P-38 assigned to various, specific tasks: from bomber escort, through photographic reconnaissance, to independent bombing. Due to the multitude of tasks, the P-38 was built in at least a dozen versions. The first P-38 and P-38D were not used in combat, but were a kind of "improvement platforms". The P-38E turned out to be the first mass-produced fighter aircraft. The P-38F version was very similar to it, only it had much more powerful turbocharged engines. In 1943, the P-38J version was created, it was improved, among other things, with a supercharger steering system, engine cooling, the nose profile of the fuselage were changed, all of which significantly affected the performance of the machine. One of the last fighter-bomber versions was the P-38L version with powerful Allison V-1710-111 / 113 engines with a maximum power of 1620HP. There were also reconnaissance versions (F4 and F5). Technical data: length: 11.53 m, wingspan: 15.85 m, height: 3.91 m, maximum speed: 712 km/h, rate of climb: 24.1 m/s, maximum range: 2,100 km, practical ceiling: 13,000 m, armament: Fixed - 4 M2 12.7 mm machine guns, 1 Hispano 20 mm cannon, sling - payload up to 1800 kg.