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P-38J Lightning Model

Lockheed P38J Lightning Marge Wood Model Airplane

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P-38J Lightning Model

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Museum quality P-38J Lightning mahogany model airplane, perfect gift for pilots and collectors.

Model Airplane: P-38J Lightning Fighter, Dive Bomber Aircraft
Wingspan: 15.625"
Fuselage Length: 11.25"
Scale: 1/40
Material: Mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Lockheed
Engine: Propeller
Era: World War II
Branch: United States Army Air Force (USAAF), USAAC

Model Airplane Factory offers handmade P38J Lightning model wooden, artistically created by our gifted artists. The process starts from carving the fuselage and the intakes on the fuselage sides to the P38J Lightning cruciform tail design, to the assembly and final polishing of the Lightning P-38 plane model. Every part and detail of the P-38J Lightning display is given equal attention to retain the actual specification of the Lightning P-38. Lightning P38 plane wood display model is hand carved from solid mahogany and completely hand painted. From raw kiln-dried mahogany wood, it undergoes processes to accomplish a precise Lightning P-38 model wooden aircraft display; from carving, sanding, coating, painting and detailing to a creatively done wooden replica of the Lightning P-38. Multiple coats of clear lacquer is applied in Lightning P38 plane model to protect the exquisite artwork and provide an overall glossy finish. Lightning P38 model wooden is attached to a durable wooden base so you can place it wherever you like it!

The definitive P-38J Lightning was introduced in August 1943. The turbocharger intercooler system on previous variants had been housed in the leading edges of the wings and had proven vulnerable to combat damage and could explode if the wrong series of controls were mistakenly activated. In the newest variant, the streamlined twin booms of previous Lightnings were changed to fit the intercooler radiators at the front of the booms under the prop hub, forming a "chin" that made the P-38J Lightning visibly different from its predecessors. The space left open in the wings was replaced with 55-gallon fuel tanks, further increasing the aircraft's long range. The revised intercooler was much more efficient and improved both performance and reliability: demonstrated by the fact that, while the Lightning P38J model had the same engine as the H model, more power could be safely extracted from the Lightning P-38J.