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Lockheed P-38 Lightning 52 - 90″ Twin Engine ARF RC Warbird Plane “The most gangster fighter aircraft of World War 2″

This news was published on Thursday, December 14th, 2006 and is archived under Model Aviation.

This a fast, powerful and capable aircraft that performed well in a wide range of roles! The aircraft has twin booms with the engines mounted forward, and a single, central nacelle containing the pilot and armament.

Key Features

  • Our evergreen model airplane
  • Top quality balsa and plywood construction
  • One of the finest ARF kits on the market
  • All wood constructions with fiberglass parts
  • Trimmed and painted cowling by fuel proof paint
  • Pre-hinged flaps for smoother landing
  • Hand iron-on color covering
  • Comes with all hardware and accessories

Specs

  • Wing span: 90 in / 2300mm
  • Wing area: 1085 sq in / 70sq dm
  • Flying weight: 12 lb / 5500g
  • Fuselage length: 67 in / 1700 mmx2
  • Engine Required: 2c x 0.52 in x 2 or  4c 0.61cu in x2
  • Radio Required: 5channels, 11 servos

The P-38 Lightning was the Army’s fastest and most heavily armed fighter. The concentration of firepower in the Lightning’s nose was so effective that a one-second burst could destroy an enemy plane. In the Pacific Theater, Lightning pilots downed more Japanese aircraft than pilots flying any other Allied airplane.

"I don’t need a P-47, P-52, or a F-4U. Just give me a P-38 Lightning and I’ll be happy"

Between 1942 and 1945, the thunder of P-38 Lightnings was heard around the world. U. S. Army pilots flew the P-38 over Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific; from the frozen Aleutian Islands to the sun-baked deserts of North Africa. Measured by success in combat, Lockheed engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson and a team of designers created the most successful twin-engine fighter every flown by any nation. In the Pacific Theater, Lightning pilots downed more Japanese aircraft than pilots flying any other Army Air Forces warplane.

 

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