- P-38 - Single seat long-range fighter
- First flight - January 27, 1939
- Total production - 19,077
- Powerplant - Dual turbocharged 1,225-horsepower
12-cylinder, V-1710 Allison
liquid cooled piston engines
- Climb rate to 5,000 feet in two minutes
- Armament - four .50-caliber machine guns
- One 20 mm cannon
- 200-pound bomb load, and ten 5-inch rockets
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- Wingspan - 52ft. (15.8 m)
- Length - 37 ft., 10 in. (11.5 m)
- Height - 9 ft., 10in. (3 m)
- Wing area - 327 sq. ft. (30.1 m2)
- Weight - 12,800 lb. empty
- Maximum speed - 414 mph at 25,000 ft.
- Maximum takeoff weight – 21,600 lb.
- Ceiling - 44,000 ft.
- Range - 2,260 miles with external tanks
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