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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
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| Base model: | P-58 | ||
| Designation: | XP-58 | ||
| Nickname: | Chain Lightning | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Pursuit | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
| Crew: | 2 | ||
| First Flew: | 1944/06/06 |
Specifications
| Length: | 49' 5.5" | 15.0 m | |
| Height: | 16' 0" | 4.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 70' | 21.3 m | |
| Wingarea: | 600.0 sq ft | 55.7 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 31,624 lb | 14,341 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 39,192 lb | 17,774 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 43,000 lb | 19,501 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison V-3420-11/13 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 2600 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,250 miles | 2,012 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 283 mph | 455 km/h | 245 kt |
| Max Speed: | 436 mph | 702 km/h | 379 kt |
| Climb: | 2,582 ft/min | 786 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 38,200 ft | 11,643 m | |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| John Locke , TX | LIGHTNING STRIKEs!!!!!!! 10/17/2007 @ 17:29 [ref: 18226] |
| Thomas W. Sima Streamwood, IL | IF the Air Force had mounted the Pratt & Whitney R 2800s
with turbos with 4 or 6 20mm cannon and scrapped the remote .50s turrets, this monster could have made a fearsome long range threat in the Pacific. The Japanese bomber attacks on Guadalcanal and elsewhere would have been slaughtered from the start and flying from shore bases to help the Navy, the Nippon carrier aviation would have been eliminated in short order too. The whole war could have ended a lot sooner. 03/03/2002 @ 04:21 [ref: 4434] |
| Gareth wood Manchester, YT | This plane had a nice armament and it was a shame about the changing nature of the design as it would have been a fromidable plane 07/11/2001 @ 00:34 [ref: 2634] |
