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P-38M
« on: February 21, 2014, 03:50:24 AM »

P-38M






In 1944, Lockheed converted P-83L-5-LO Ser No 44-25237 as a two-seat night fighter, with the radar operator sitting aft of the pilot under a raised section of the canopy. The aircraft was fitted with an AN/APS-6 radar in an external radome underneath the nose, relocated radio equipment and anti-flash gun muzzles.

This modification was successful, and provided the USAAF with a night fighter having a top speed of 406 mph at 15,000 feet as compared to only 369 mph at 20,000 feet for the Northrop P-61A Black Widow. Consequently, the Army issued a contract change calling for the Lockheed Modification Center in Dallas to convert 80 additional P-38L-5-LOs into P-38M twin-seat night fighters (some sources give 75, but 80 serials are identified). They were painted glossy black overall. These were just entering service when the war ended. The P-38M saw operational service in the Pacific in the last few days of the war. It was an effective night fighter with very little performance penalty over the standard single-seat Lightning.

Flash eliminators were fitted to all guns, mainly to aid the pilot in retaining night vision when they were fired. Experiments were conducted with the object of shielding the turbosupercharger exhaust, but the entire exhaust system was so hot that it glowed at night, making the small reduction of visibility possible with the shielding of the actual efflux relatively pointless. Consequently, no modifications of the exhaust system were undertaken on "production" P-38Ms. Initial climb rate was 3075 feet per minute, and an altitude of 20,000 feet could be attained in 8.7 minutes.

A total of 80 P-38Ls were converted to P-38M configuration.


P-38M with starter skin pack;

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87747625/P-38M/P38M_Pack.7z

https://www.mediafire.com/?f6590q6p6ljleq5

add following line to air.ini

P-38M             air.P_38M 1                    NOINFO  usa01 SUMMER


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Re: P-38M
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2014, 04:02:09 AM »

Thank you very much... but... Is this the same version as in 2010 and compatible 409 ?) ?
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Re: P-38M
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2014, 04:13:50 AM »

Yes it is.

For some reason it had been removed from this section, hence the need to repost it.

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Re: P-38M
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2014, 05:24:26 AM »

Thanks G;
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Re: P-38M
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2014, 09:54:23 AM »

Great to have this available again Glynn, thank you very much. 8)

Wishing you all the very best, Pete. ;D
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Re: P-38M
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2014, 07:21:53 AM »

+1!
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