P-38J Lightning

[Viper1031]

Since we have Pacific Theatres, we need the Lightning, c'mon devs, let's make this happen!

[SharpeXB]

That would indeed make a great addition to the WWII roster. It fits the European maps too. 

[Tank50us]

20 hours ago, SharpeXB said:

That would indeed make a great addition to the WWII roster. It fits the European maps too. 

Agreed. Col. Robin Olds flew the P-38J in Europe... even got an accidental kill while he was in a glide and barely beat the P-38s Compressibility issue.

For those that aren't familiar with the term, it basically means that as you get closer and closer to the speed of sound, the air around your leading edges 'compresses', and creates a pocket of what is effective 'dead' air behind it. This in turn means that if your plane isn't built for it, the control surfaces will attempt to 'bite' air that isn't actually there, and you get no response. Olds only survived because he got into the denser air at low altitude where the control surfaces finally had something they could bite into and control the aircraft.

Right after he avoided the hard interaction with the ground, a BF109 bounced onto his tail, and only careful flying allowed him to turn the tables and score a kill. Though I think after this, his P-38 was written off as the G-load ripped bits off the plane, and bent the frame.

[upyr1]

On 4/9/2024 at 11:18 PM, SharpeXB said:

That would indeed make a great addition to the WWII roster. It fits the European maps too. 

Yes it would, my uncle used to play poker with a guy who flew the P-38 out of England until he got shot down.  https://www.audible.com/podcast/FPP108-P-38-Lightning/B08ZYDRM4P

Edited April 13, 2024 by upyr1