Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning

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The Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning was an experimental American twin-engine, long-range fighter developed during World War II as an advanced derivative of the P-38 Lightning but never entered mass production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II–era aircraft ⓘ
prototype fighter aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory escort fighter ⓘ
heavy fighter ⓘ
armamentConfiguration nose‑mounted guns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
designedAs advanced derivative of P‑38 Lightning ⓘ
designFeature pressurized crew compartment ⓘ
tricycle landing gear ⓘ
developedFrom Lockheed P-38 Lightning ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin‑engine ⓘ
enteredMassProduction no ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1944-06-06 ⓘ
hasNATOReportingName none ⓘ
intendedArmament 20 mm cannon ⓘ
37 mm cannon ⓘ
air‑to‑air rockets ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
intendedRoleChange from bomber destroyer to ground‑attack aircraft ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 420 mph ⓘ
numberBuilt 1 ⓘ
operator United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Continental XI-1430 liquid‑cooled V‑12 engines ⓘ
programOutcome cancelled ⓘ
programReasonForCancellation changing operational requirements ⓘ
engine development problems ⓘ
range over 2,000 miles ⓘ
role bomber destroyer ⓘ
long‑range fighter ⓘ
status experimental aircraft ⓘ
successor none in direct production service ⓘ
usedInCombat no ⓘ
wingConfiguration twin‑boom monoplane ⓘ

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Allison V-1710 → usedInAircraft → Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces fighter programs → aircraftDeveloped → Lockheed XP‑58 Chain Lightning ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning