P-38 Lightning Olive Drab 2108mm (83″) Wingspan – ARF from Nexa – NXA1013-001
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II–era American piston-engined fighter aircraft. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Allied propaganda claimed it had been nicknamed the fork-tailed devil by the Luftwaffe and “two planes, one pilot” by the Japanese. Along with its use as a general fighter, the P-38 was utilized in various aerial combat roles including as a highly effective fighter-bomber, a night fighter, and as a long-range escort fighter when equipped with drop tanks. The P-38 was also used as a bomber-pathfinder, guiding streams of medium and heavy bombers; or even other P-38s, equipped with bombs, to their targets. Used in the aerial reconnaissance role, the P-38 accounted for 90 percent of the aerial film captured over Europe.
The Nexa P-38 Lightning is a .60 size electric or gas option scale series warbird with a 2108mm wingspan, constructed primarily from balsa wood and covered with a fuel-resistant covering. This ARF requires assembly and installation of your choice of servos and power system, and includes fowler flaps, painted pilot, machine guns, antenna and other scale details. The large battery hatch affords ample room for either electric or gas setups. Impress at your flying field with this iconic stunner!
Please Note: Struts pictured are optional shock absorbing struts. More basic wire struts are included with the plane. The optional struts are located in our “upgrade” or “spare parts” tabs (coming soon).
Visit the Official Nexa P-38 Lightning 2108mm ARF Discussion Thread on HobbySquawk.com for additional photos, videos, reviews, and customer Q&A.
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Fully Covered and Detailed The Nexa P-38 Lightning comes fully covered including simulated panel lines, rivets, nomenclature and weathering detail. |
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Scale Details Throughout There is no shortage of scale details with this P-38 including functional and distinctive fowler flaps, antenna, machine guns, and painted pilots. |
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Prehinged and Installed Control Surfaces All control surfaces come out of the box fully prehinged and installed for your convenience. |
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Impressive Size To add to the array of scale detail, the Nexa P-38 comes in at an impressive 1/7.5 scale. |
Features:
- Complete Balsa and lite-ply construction for rigidity and durability
- Covered from tip to tail in scale details including weathering, functional fowler flaps, printed simulated panel lines and rivets
- Fiberglass cowlings for strength and durability
- The hand-painted pilot is ready for your added cockpit details
- All control surfaces come out of the box pre-hinged and installed for convenience
- Flaps, antenna, guns and more complete the fantastic scale appeal
- Large battery hatch allows for your chosen electric or gas setup
- Model officially licensed by Lockheed Martin
Includes:
- Nexa P-38 Lightning Olive Drab 2108mm (83″) Wingspan – ARF
- Wheels and struts
- Fuel tank, hardware and servo trays
Requires:
- 6 Channel radio – select a minimum 6 channel radio from our Radio Collection
- 6 Channel receiver – select a minimum 6 channel receiver from our Receiver Collection
- 2x Brushless outrunner motors – we recommend the Admiral GP5 4220-770Kv Brushless Motor Multi-Pack (2 Motors)
- 2x 65 Amp brushless ESC – we recommend the ZTW Mantis G2 65A ESC with 8A SBEC Multi-Pack (2 ESCs)
- 7x standard servos for ailerons, elevator, rudder and steering – we recommend Hitec HS-425BB Deluxe Ball Bearing Plastic Gear Standard Servo Airplane Multi-Pack (7 Servos)
- 4x standard servos for flaps – we recommend FOUR of the Hitec HS-81 Micro Servo
- Electric retracts for the landing gear – we recommend Nexa Electronic Retract Set with Struts – Type D
- TWO 4 Cell 14.8V 4500 – 5000 mAh LiPo Batteries – we recommend the Admiral Pro 5000mAh 4S 14.8V 60C LiPo Battery with EC5 Connector Multi-Pack (2 Batteries)
- EC5 Series adapter – we recommend the BenchCraft EC5 2 to 1 Series Adapter
- 1x standard and 1x reverse electric propellers – we recommend APC 12×8 Thin Electric Propeller – Black and APC 12×8 Thin Electric Pusher Propeller – Black
- 4 Cell compatible battery charger – select a minimum 4 cell (4S) charger from our Charger Collection
Gas Requires:
- 2x .46 -.70 (7.45cc – 11.5cc) gas engines
- 1x standard and 1x reverse gas propellers
Nexa ARF models are constructed out of balsa wood and plywood. These are not foam models. The assembly of balsa wood ARF aircraft requires basic model building skills including the installation of servos, ESC, and motor (or gas engine).
