Released in July 2022
HASEGAWA 1/48 P-38J Lightning “Virginia Marie”. HJT1P38J Bashi Released in July 2022
[Product Introduction]
HASEGAWA 1/48 P-38J Lightning “Virginia Marie”. The P-38 Lightning has a unique twin-hulled, twin-engine style, making it unique among American fighter aircraft during World War II. The XP-38 made its first flight on January 27, 1939, but during takeoff and ascent, the flaps vibrated and broke three hinges, making it impossible to operate the flaps upon landing, causing the XP-38 to end up stranded. It has become. After that, the aircraft was repaired and made several flights, and many problems were resolved. Then, on February 11, 1939, a record flight was made to cross the North American continent from the west coast to the east coast, but the landing attempt at Mitchell Field in New York failed, the plane flew off the runway and was destroyed. I did. However, during this flight, the maximum speed of 676km/h was achieved with a tailwind, and the pilot was unharmed.The effect of this demonstration was so great that Lockheed succeeded in receiving orders for 13 YP-38s shortly after the accident. did. At first, the essential mass production system was not in place, and the first YP-38 made its first flight on September 7, 1940. After that, the mass production system was gradually put in place, and the E-type, a full-scale mass-produced model, discontinued the previous 37mm gun and was fitted with a 20mm M1 machine gun and four 12.7mm machine guns in the nose, which became the basis of the P-38 series, and continued on. It was produced as F, G, and H types, and in the J type, the problem of engine cooling was solved by moving the intercooler to just behind the propeller under the engine nacelle, and the shape became a chin style, making it easier to identify. I did. The P-38J has the same V-1710-89/91 engine as the P-38H with a new cooling system that enables emergency output of 1600hp (altitude 8077mm). In addition, the P-38J-25 and later models use electric swoop flaps to eliminate buffet (vibration of the aircraft caused by turbulent airflow) that affects the tail, and are used during recovery from a steep descent. We changed the direction of the airflow from the main wings to prevent it from hitting the tail. The L type has the same airframe structure as the J-25 type and later, except that the landing light is now embedded in the leading edge of the left wing, but it has a stronger engine with the engine replaced with a V-1710-111/113.
[Data]
Crew: 1 person Overall length: 11.53m Overall width: 15.85m Overall height: 3.0m Combat weight: 7940kg Engine: Allison V1710-89 (left side) / 91 (right side) 2 engines Output: 1600hp (emergency Rated)/8230m Maximum speed: 666km/h/7620m Armament: 20mmAN-M2 machine gun x 1, 12.7mm machine gun x 4 First flight: 1939.1.27 (XP-38)
[Product specifications]
1/ 48 scale unpainted assembly kit □