Specifications (P-38L)
Data from Lockheed P-38 Lightning Pilot's Flight Manual
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m) (11.53 m)
- Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m) (15.85 m)
- Height: 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) (3.91 m)
- Wing area: 327.5 ft² (30.43 m²)
- Airfoil: NACA 23016 / NACA 4412
- Empty weight: 12,800 lb (5,800 kg)
- Loaded weight: 17,500 lb (7,940 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 21,600 lb (9,798 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Allison V-1710-111/113 V-12 piston engine, 1,725 hp (1,194 kW) each
- Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0268
- Drag area: 8.78 ft² (0.82 m²)
- Aspect ratio: 8.26
Performance
- Maximum speed: 443 mph (713 km/h) (712 km/h) on War Emergency Power: 1,725 hp at 64 inHG and 28,000 ft (8,530 m)
- Stall speed: 105 mph (169 km/h) (170 km/h)
- Range: 1,300 mi (2,100 km) combat (1,770 km / 3,640 km)
- Service ceiling: 44,000 ft (13,000 m) (13,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 4,750 ft/min (24.1 m/s) maximum
- Wing loading: 53.4 lb/ft² (260.9 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.27 kW/kg)
- Lift-to-drag ratio: 13.5
Armament
- 1× Hispano M2(C) 20 mm cannon with 150 rounds
- 4× Browning MG53-2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns with 500 rpg.
- 4× M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) rocket launchers; or:
- Inner hardpoints:
- 2× 2,000 lb (907 kg) bombs or drop tanks; or
- 2× 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs or drop tanks, plus either
- 4× 500 lb (227 kg) bombs or
- 4× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs; or
- 6× 500 lb (227 kg) bombs; or
- 6× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs
- Outer hardpoints:
- 10× 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rockets); or
- 2× 500 lb (227 kg) bombs; or
- 2× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs
- Inner hardpoints:
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