Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Jedan od "najludjih" aviona ww2, pre svega zbog svog izgleda. P-38 je bio multinamenski teski lovac americkog ratnog vazduhoplovstva. Karakteristican je bio po svom dizajnu koji je imao jedan trup, a dva repna dela. Proizveo ga je Lokid 1939., a u upotrebu je usao 1941. Neki od najboljih americkih aseva su leteli upravo na ovom avionu (Richard Bong). Proizvedeno je preko 10000 komada, a koriscen je skoro 20 godina posle ww2. Imao je dva Allison motora snage po 1700hp i maksimalnu brzinu preko 700km/h. Od naoruzanja je imao jedan 20mm top i 4 mitraljeza kalibra 12.7mm, a mogao je da ponese i do 1000kg bombi i raketa. Iako P-38 nije bio tako pokretljiv kao tadasnji moderni lovci bio je odlican u misijama pracenja i podrske kopnenim trupama. Sigurno njegova najpoznatija misija je bilo obaranje aviona u kome se nalazio japanski admiral Yamamoto. Naime amerikacni su presreli japanske komunikacije i saznali da Yamamoto ide u obilazak trupa u blizini Rabaula. 16 p-38 je presrelo 2 Mitsubishijeva bombaredera i 6 Zero lovaca u pratnji i oborilo avion u kome se nalazio Yamamoto. Tako je neslavno poginuo verovatno najbolji pomorski komandant Drugog svetskog rata.
General characteristics
* Crew: One
* Length: 37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)
* Wingspan: 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)
* Height: 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m)
* Wing area: 327.5 ft² (30.43 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 23016 / NACA 4412
* Empty weight: 12,800 lb[86] (5,800 kg)
* Loaded weight: 17,500 lb[86] (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 [87] (1,194 kW) each
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0268[86]
* Drag area: 8.78 ft² (0.82 m²)[86]
* Aspect ratio: 8.26[86]
Performance
* Maximum speed: 443 mph (712 km/h) on War Emergency Power: 1,725 hp at 64 inHG and 28,000 ft (8530 m)[88][89]
* Stall speed: 105 mph (170 km/h)
* Range: 1,300 mi combat (1,770 km / 3,640 km)
* Service ceiling: 44,000 ft (13,400 m)
* Rate of climb: 4,750 ft/min (1,448 m/min) maximum
* Wing loading: 53.4 lb/ft²[86] (260.9 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.27 kW/kg)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 13.5
Armament
* 1× Hispano M2© 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) or 4× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs; or 6× 500 lb (227 kg) or 6× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs
* Outer Hardpoints: 10× 5 in (127 mm) HVARs (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket); or 2× 500 lb (227 kg) or 2× 250 lb (113 kg) bombs