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Lockheed P-38L Lightning w Rockets 1.2 by Uncle T
   
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Era: WW2
Category: Military
Type: Plane
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19 Aug, 2022 @ 6:49am
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Lockheed P-38L Lightning w Rockets 1.2 by Uncle T

In 1 collection by Mean Green
WWII Aircraft by Uncle T
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Description
FOR VERSION 1.2!
It's now fully made of oak and some aluminium instead of mainly foam, some oak and some aluminium and it flies pretty well albeit a little like an RC-plane.
Sadly rolling even with a relatively short wingspan like this one is completely ruined in 1.2.
Also the drag of the rockets is rather extreme with the new fluid dynamics especially at speeds over 200kph making it very nose "heavy" before the rockets have been fired. Nothing I can do I'm afraid if we want the boom-boom.
My version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

It's an approximation, not a 1:1 replica.

The is the L model with more powerful engines and reinforced wings so it was able to carry a considerable weapons load, and it's armed with 4 machine guns and one 20 mm automatic cannon (the bigger "machine gun") in the nose and 12 M8 rockets under the wings.

EDIT!
Fixed Rocket launchers so they work a lot better, not perfectly but a LOT better than before. The rockets need to be attached at the back so it looks a bit janky but it's preferrable that the rockets going roughly the right way.

It's a bit nose heavy at low speeds with the weapons load so be careful on take-off.

Alt controls to fly.
W/S: Variable throttle.
S: Ground brakes.
A/D: Ground steering and yaw.
Up/Down arrow: Pitch.
Left/Right arrow: Roll.
X/Disable steering: Landing gear.
Fire action 1/Num 1: Machine guns and cannon.
Fire action 2-7/Num 2-7: Fire rockets in pairs. NOTE! Fire them in numerical order to avoid risk of the top ones hitting the bottom ones if fired first.
L/Headlights: Landing lights.

Check out my Lockheed P-38J Lightning pure fighter and my Lockheed P-38L Lightning w Bombs too.

Feel free to edit, but if you re-upload publically please acknowledge the original creation and creator.

Have fun!
13 Comments
Moose 21 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45pm 
Oh OK that's good.
Mean Green  [author] 21 Aug, 2022 @ 2:22am 
I use building in Brick Rigs as sort of occupational therapy so as long as it's fun it helps me pass time wonderfully, and I'm not really pushing myself in any way (hence my usual reply of "no time frame"). Sadly 1.2 had made it quite a bit less fun since I mainly build planes and the fluid dynamics system is broken for them. I do still enjoy building though evem if the resulting item usually performs in a severly underwhelming way nowadays. 🙂
Moose 20 Aug, 2022 @ 7:55pm 
Thank you. No I don't think you snapped at me but honestly if your not doing well you should take a break just because all the work you have been putting in to. Me and other player love your builds and will wait so take your time.
Mean Green  [author] 20 Aug, 2022 @ 10:21am 
Mustangs are uploaded. With some changes to lifting pieces and engine strength and control surfaces and weight distribution and some other fixes it flies pretty well. It sure helps it has a very powerful engine that can drag it through the ridiculous speed losses caused by ailerons and rudder.
Mean Green  [author] 20 Aug, 2022 @ 9:00am 
Yeah this will be tricky, the Mustang's engine power and speed make the new "realistic" extra lift at certain angles go bananas and the plane wants to go into the Fluppi Special Super-duper Realistic Infinity Loop. But I'm working on it....
Mean Green  [author] 20 Aug, 2022 @ 7:37am 
Will have a look at my Mustangs tonight so fingers crossed they can be tweaked to behave ok. 🤞
Mean Green  [author] 20 Aug, 2022 @ 5:50am 
BTW sorry if I snapped a bit, not doing well mental health-wise right now or with life in general so a bit on edge. 😕
Mean Green  [author] 20 Aug, 2022 @ 5:47am 
I'll see if I can get the Ju-87 Kanonenvogel flying at least and then see if the divebomber version can be fixed. Divebombing sadly srrms to wotk poorly in this version even for my other divebombers bc of the "dynamic" fluid dynamics
Mean Green  [author] 20 Aug, 2022 @ 5:43am 
The Ju-87 is a huge problem since it doesn't work even after hours of testing but I'll see ehat I can do. Will definitely tidy some parts up on my older builds once I get to them. Don't think I'll delete anything, whi knows maybe the next update will make them work again..😁
Moose 20 Aug, 2022 @ 5:05am 
Also all your 1.2 versions of all the planes so far look amazing. Like the ME-262 and all the other cannons on the planes. Sense the Ju-87 is your more popular plane you should maybe put the kind of 1.2 style cannon on it.