P-38 L

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_role gptkb:military_aircraft
long-range escort fighter
night fighter
fighter bomber
gptkbp:aircraft_type single-seat
gptkbp:armament 1 × 20 mm M2 cannon
4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
machine guns and cannon
gptkbp:ceiling 42,000 ft
gptkbp:combat_history gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:bomber
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:design gptkb:Clarence_'_Kelly'_Johnson
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Allison_V-1710
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-cooled V-12
gptkbp:fighting_style 1943
1950
gptkbp:first_flight 1941
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,200 L
gptkbp:height 3.76 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label P-38 L
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1944
gptkbp:length 10.67 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:max_speed 660 km/h
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 5,400 kg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lightning
gptkbp:notable_features twin-boom design
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Richard_Bong
gptkb:Thomas_Mc_Guire
gptkbp:number_built over 10,000
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:European_Theater
Pacific Theater
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:propeller variable-pitch propellers
gptkbp:range 1,600 km
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1949
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1949
gptkbp:role interceptor
gptkbp:service_ceiling 12,800 m
gptkbp:service_entry gptkb:1944
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_F-80_Shooting_Star
gptkbp:top_speed 414 mph
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkbp:weight 3,200 kg
gptkbp:wing_area 27.9 m²
gptkbp:wingspan 15.85 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:P-38_Lightning
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4