P-38 Lightning: Ord/Dimensions Study Complete

P-38 Lightning: Ord/Dimensions Study Complete:

The P-38 Lightning Ordinate/Dimension study is now finished after 7 long months. Initially, I had planned on doing this study in 3 months; working night and day; but alas due to the complexity of this aircraft this drifted into 7 months.

All areas of the aircraft have been studied, and modeled with all known, and henceforth many previously unknown dimensions collected and recorded in a comprehensive spreadsheet.

All bulkhead and rib profiles are generated for the wings, ailerons, elevators, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, rudder, fore and aft booms, fuselage, cockpit, and flaps. The latter was a challenge as the Lockheed drawings were unclear about the relationship of the flaps to the wings…however, after some research, I was able to resolve this issue to determine the exact positions of the Wing and Center Section flaps. The flap details are fully dimensioned now on 2d Acad drawings…that was the last hurdle.

Further to the Ordinate study I also have full 3d Cad models for the Nose and main Landing Gear Assemblies.