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What are the unusually-enlarged wing sections on this P-38 Lightning?
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Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Unicorn Meta Zoo #1: Why another podcast?What are these things hanging off the trailing edge of the wing?What are the circles/holes ahead of the wing of an MD-82?What are these grilles in the passenger cabin of this 787?What are these diagonal devices above the leading edge of the V-22 Osprey's wing?What are these two tail elements of the Avro RJ100?What is this “Micro T-tail” on the F-102?What is this pipe on the tail of this helicopter?What is this door below the lavatory?What are those arrow markings on the wing?What’s this vortex generator like thing below the wing?
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Halfway through this video of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, there's an unusual-looking example. Notice the enlarged wing sections outboard of the engine bodies, and also how the cockpit fairing extends further aft than usual.
No other P-38 in that video has those features.
What were these devices (and their purpose)?
Also, what is all that gadgetry at the trailing edge of the port wing at its root (with respect to the port engine body), and also that L-shaped thing trailing behind?
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Halfway through this video of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, there's an unusual-looking example. Notice the enlarged wing sections outboard of the engine bodies, and also how the cockpit fairing extends further aft than usual.
No other P-38 in that video has those features.
What were these devices (and their purpose)?
Also, what is all that gadgetry at the trailing edge of the port wing at its root (with respect to the port engine body), and also that L-shaped thing trailing behind?
fighter feature-identification wwii lockheed
asked Apr 1 at 0:35
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Halfway through this video of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, there's an unusual-looking example. Notice the enlarged wing sections outboard of the engine bodies, and also how the cockpit fairing extends further aft than usual.
No other P-38 in that video has those features.
What were these devices (and their purpose)?
Also, what is all that gadgetry at the trailing edge of the port wing at its root (with respect to the port engine body), and also that L-shaped thing trailing behind?
fighter feature-identification wwii lockheed
asked Apr 1 at 0:35
pr1268pr1268
892318
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Halfway through this video of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, there's an unusual-looking example. Notice the enlarged wing sections outboard of the engine bodies, and also how the cockpit fairing extends further aft than usual.
No other P-38 in that video has those features.
What were these devices (and their purpose)?
Also, what is all that gadgetry at the trailing edge of the port wing at its root (with respect to the port engine body), and also that L-shaped thing trailing behind?
fighter feature-identification wwii lockheed
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It was a test bed that was looking into laminar flow on the wings.
was converted in 1942 as a two-seater, with an elongated central
nacelle extending aft of the wing trailing edge, intended as a
research vehicle to find ways of reducing drag, and was the only P-38
to have have a full dual set of flight controls. Later it was modified
with enlarged laminar-flow wing sections outboard of the engine booms,
complete with slots and boundary layer control by means of exhaust
bleed air.
There is some discussion on it here as well.
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It was a test bed that was looking into laminar flow on the wings.
was converted in 1942 as a two-seater, with an elongated central
nacelle extending aft of the wing trailing edge, intended as a
research vehicle to find ways of reducing drag, and was the only P-38
to have have a full dual set of flight controls. Later it was modified
with enlarged laminar-flow wing sections outboard of the engine booms,
complete with slots and boundary layer control by means of exhaust
bleed air.
There is some discussion on it here as well.
answered Apr 1 at 1:28
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It was a test bed that was looking into laminar flow on the wings.
was converted in 1942 as a two-seater, with an elongated central
nacelle extending aft of the wing trailing edge, intended as a
research vehicle to find ways of reducing drag, and was the only P-38
to have have a full dual set of flight controls. Later it was modified
with enlarged laminar-flow wing sections outboard of the engine booms,
complete with slots and boundary layer control by means of exhaust
bleed air.
There is some discussion on it here as well.
answered Apr 1 at 1:28
DaveDave
68.5k4131248
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It was a test bed that was looking into laminar flow on the wings.
was converted in 1942 as a two-seater, with an elongated central
nacelle extending aft of the wing trailing edge, intended as a
research vehicle to find ways of reducing drag, and was the only P-38
to have have a full dual set of flight controls. Later it was modified
with enlarged laminar-flow wing sections outboard of the engine booms,
complete with slots and boundary layer control by means of exhaust
bleed air.
There is some discussion on it here as well.
answered Apr 1 at 1:28
DaveDave
68.5k4131248
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It was a test bed that was looking into laminar flow on the wings.
was converted in 1942 as a two-seater, with an elongated central
nacelle extending aft of the wing trailing edge, intended as a
research vehicle to find ways of reducing drag, and was the only P-38
to have have a full dual set of flight controls. Later it was modified
with enlarged laminar-flow wing sections outboard of the engine booms,
complete with slots and boundary layer control by means of exhaust
bleed air.
There is some discussion on it here as well.
answered Apr 1 at 1:28
DaveDave
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