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    P-38 Lightning Wing Tip

    Same on both sides. I figured pics of one side would be enough so I’m not bombarding the thread with images. 😁 I’ll be in contact with the owners and see if I can’t get a closer and deeper look. They also have a B-25, a couple P-51s, a couple P-40s, an FM2 Wildcat, a Hellcat, and an A6M-2...
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    P-38 Lightning Wing Tip

    Hopefully these help. I just took them on 18 June 2022 of the Fagen Fighters F-5G-6-LO (P-38L) (USAAF 42-7231 / MSN 422-8235) painted as P-38J "Scat III" of Robin Olds. Left Wing Tip Detail And the Left Outer Stabilizer showing the same crease I forgot to get a shot of Sta 289 for you...
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    NACA Cowling?

    If you go to NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) and start a search for something as simple as "cowling" you'll get all sorts of interesting hits. Some examples: Preliminary Investigation Directed Toward Improvement of the NACA Cowling (1942) Cooling Characteristics of a Pratt and Whitney...
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    Alternatives to the historical P-38 Lightning?

    Yes, which is why I ruled it out. I think what we’ve discovered in this discussion was that there really wasn’t a single engined radial solution to the Circular Proposals in question. Unless we get really goofy and go for something along the lines of the XP-52/59. I may try a conventional twin...
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    Alternatives to the historical P-38 Lightning?

    Something less than a P-47. But more than the P-43. As I was drawing it I certainly saw the resemblance—but something else was creeping in there too as I was trying to find clever packaging solutions: this almost seems as American FW-190.
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    Alternatives to the historical P-38 Lightning?

    Here's my attempt. Although the trouble is that CP.608 specifically called for a Twin-Engine interceptor so this would have to be in response to 609 (which led to the P-39). The other roadblock I'm running into is getting the proper armament fitted. I just can't find a way to fit 20mms much...
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    Alternatives to the historical P-38 Lightning?

    Cool design, Tomo! A few little things I noticed are the use of the actual P-38 canopy shape but changed to a sliding (or is it side-hinged?) three-piece affair. Also, it appears you used Republic wings--I wonder if adapting the 23016-to-4412 trapezoidal wings as used on the real P-38 would be...
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    P-38 Lighting: Thinner Wings?

    And in looking at that report again I realized I mis-spoke in my previous post. Tomo was indeed correct that the three options were .1c extension, .2c extension, and the 66-115 "glove" at 1.2c rather than a .2c extension and 66-115 at 1.1c and 1.2c as I mistakenly said. The final conclusion is...
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    P-38 Lighting: Thinner Wings?

    That is one, but not the original report. The original report and investigation was "Guryansky, Eugene R., and Preston, G. Merritt: Full-Scale Wind Tunnel Investigation of Buffeting and Diving Tendencies of the YP-38 Airplane. NACA MR, March 1942." It appears the old link I had is no longer...
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    P-38 Lighting: Thinner Wings?

    Yeah, been busy with offline life...house projects, moving, etc. I saw the link to this discussion on that other site we're on and figured I'd pipe in. About to join the discussion over there as well.
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    P-38 Lighting: Thinner Wings?

    As Tomo knows, I have done some pretty deep research into this topic. There is a lot to unpack in this discussion but the basic idea, of using a thinner wing on the P-38, poses a few problems, not least of which is the afore mentioned reduction in fuel capacity. There is also potential...
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    The P-38J and L in the European theater.

    Thanks, I think I will enjoy being here. It is right up my alley. ;) Yup, Rau's letter is a bit of the "gold standard" for P-38 researchers trying to understand the contemporary experiences at that time, c. March 1944. The most interesting bit from that letter was the mention of the "Unit...
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    The P-38J and L in the European theater.

    The pilot's manual simply says "Late airplanes" or "later J Models." As best I can find, this corresponds with the J-15 (which added the second generator on the RH engine as well as other improvements) beginning with #42-103979 and would have reached combat operations in Early '44 (January or...
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