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	Lockheed XP-49
		The Lockheed entry was a progressive development of the P-38 Lightning, and was given the company designation of Model 222.
		The Lockheed proposal (which by this time had had its company designation changed to Model 522) was judged the most promising of the four entries, and the USAAC ordered one example under the designation XP-49 in October 1939.
		Because the Lockheed company was preoccupied with the P-38 Lightning, work on the XP-49 proceeded quite slowly during the early months of 1940.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p49.html (1046 words)

	P-38 Lightning
		The Lockheed P-38 was designed in response to a 1937 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) specification for a high-altitude interceptor, capable of 360 MPH at an altitude of 20,000 feet (580 KPH at 6,100 meters.
		This aircraft was used by Lockheed test pilots Milo Burcham and Tony LeVier[?] in remarkable flight demonstrations, performing such stunts as slow rolls at treetop level with one prop feathered to show that the P-38 was not the unmanageable beast of legend.
		Lockheed responded to the request with the "Model 222", which was much like a P-38 except that it had a pressurized cabin and was to be powered by 24-cylinder inline Pratt and Whitney X-1800-SA2-G engines, which were in development and were expected to provide over 2,000 horsepower.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/lo/Lockheed_P-38.html (5614 words)

	The Lockheed P-38 Lightning
		This aircraft was used by Lockheed test pilots Milo Burcham and Tony LeVier in remarkable flight demonstrations, performing such stunts as slow rolls at treetop level with one prop feathered to show that the P-38 was not the unmanageable beast of legend.
		Lockheed responded to the request with the "Model 222", which was much like a P-38 except that it had a pressurized cabin and was to be powered by 24-cylinder inline Pratt and Whitney X-1800-SA2-G engines, which were in development and expected to provide over 1,490 kW (2,000 HP).
		Lockheed proposed that production P-49s be fitted with turbocharged Wright R-2160 Tornado radials with 1,715 kW (2,300 HP) each, which would give the P-49 an estimated performance of 800 KPH (500 MPH) at altitude.
	www.vectorsite.net /avp38.html (0 words)

	P-38 Lightning at AllExperts
		Lockheed designed the P-38 in response to a 1937 United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) request for a high-altitude interceptor, capable of 360 mph at altitude of 20,000 ft, (580 km/h at 6100 m).
		Lockheed's tradition of naming their planes after mythological and celestial figures originally dubbed her Atalanta, but the RAF name won out.
		Lockheed responded to the request with the Model 222, based on the L22 except for a pressurized cabin, to be powered by 24-cylinder inline Pratt & Whitney X-1800-SA2-G engines, then in development and expected to provide over 2,000 hp (1,500 kW).
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/p/p-38_lightning.htm (6784 words)

	P-80 Shooting Star - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first operational jet fighter used by the United States Army Air Force.
		Lockheed Chief Pilot Milo Burcham was killed on October 20, 1944 while flying the second production prototype.
		Lockheed also produced a two-seat trainer variant with a longer fuselage, the T-33A also known as the "T-bird", which remained in production until 1959 and was produced under license in Japan and Canada.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/f/-/8/F-80.html (460 words)

	P-38 Lightning (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lockheed designed the P-38 in response to a 1937 United States Army Air Corps request for a high-altitude interceptor, capable of 360 miles per hour at altitude of 20,000 feet, (580 km/h at 6100 m).
		The Lockheed team chose twin booms to accommodate the empennage and the engines, with a central nacelle for the pilot and armament.
		The other positive result of this fiasco was to give the aircraft the name "Lightning." Lockheed originally dubbed the aircraft Atalanta in the company tradition of naming their planes after mythological and celestial figures, but the RAF name won out.
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	Lockheed P-38 Lightning - USA
		The Lightning designed by Lockheed engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson and his team of designers, represented one of the most radical departures from tradition in American fighter development.
		Signa recovered and landed safely and the tail buffet problem was soon resolved after Lockheed installed new fillets to improve airflow where the cockpit gondola joined the wing center section.
		Lockheed never remedied this problem but the firm did install dive recovery flaps under each wing in 1944 to restore lift and smooth the airflow enough to maintain control when diving at high-speed.
	www.aviation-history.com /lockheed/p38.html (1295 words)

	The Lockheed P-38 Lightning
		The prototype Lockheed "Model 22", later designated the "XP-38", was rolled out in December 1938 and first flew on 27 January 1939.
		Lockheed had originally wanted to call it the "Atlanta", but the RAF name won out.
		In the spring of 1939, the Air Corps issued a request for an advanced twin-engine interceptor, to be derived from an existing type and fitted with advanced high-performance engines.
	www.faqs.org /docs/air/avp38.html (0 words)

	Lockheed XP-49 - fighter
		The Lockheed XP-49, its designation seemingly out of sequence in that it was a conception of pre-war years, was designed in 1939 with the ambitious goal of attaining 761km/h in level flight at 4572m.
		When plans to develop the powerplant proved too ambitious, twin 1006kW Continental XIV-1430-1 engines had to be substituted, reducing speed to a still-impressive 737km/h, although this was reached because the test ship lacked the added weight of protective armour which would have been fitted on a production variant.
		Though it was a clear improvement over the P-38, able to "fly rings around the Lightning" in the words of one pilot, minor but troublesome fuel leakage problems led to XP-49 tests being discontinued and the airframe being scrapped, just when Mustangs with long-range drop tanks were appearing over Berlin.
	avia.russian.ee /air/usa/lok_xp-49.php (449 words)

	Military Aircraft from World War Two
		The Lockheed Constellation series of aircraft was a successful design that initially began as a mili...
		The Lockheed P-38 Lightning (often called the "Fork-Tailed Devil" from the German perspective) was t...
		The XP-49 was a development of the Lockheed Corporation and a possible replacement for its successfu...
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