FlyingIronSimulations has revealed it's latest aircraft: the Lockheed P38L Lighting.

The real aircraft boasts a build count of over 10,000 aircrafts between 1941-1944 (with almost 4,000 of these units being the P38L), the Lightning is one of the most iconic American warbirds of its time with its signature form factor twin-boom and central nacelle layout. It's design found multiple roles during wartime, being a highly effective fighter and bomber, night fighter, and long-range escort.

Powered by two Allison V-1710 Engines, the aircraft is capable of flying speeds up to 414 mph.

Key Features:

• High-quality, extensively detailed and accurate 3D Model
• Ultra-realistic, high-res Texture work (built with the aid of photogrammetry)
• Immersive FMOD Sound design built from professional recordings of a real P-38 and Allison V-1710
• Detailed & Extensive simulations of the Lightnings core systems, including accurate, code-driven replications of the Lightnings Fuel, Hydraulic, Cooling and Electrical Systems. All systems are programmed to function virtually identically to the real-world P-38 Systems. Be sure to brush up on the User Manual!
• Incredibly realistic Flight Model made possible with carefully data-matched simulations of the NACA 23016 & NACA 4412 Airfoils. Flight performance has been verified against real-world Performance & handling tests to ensure extensive realism.
• Realistic Engine Start-up modelling (don’t forget your checklists!)
• Realistic External Tanks Integration
• Fitted with 4 x .50 Cal Nose guns and a 20mm Nose Gun by default, and also compatible with X-planes weapons systems.
• Inclusion of Static/Ground Elements (Chocks, Tiedown, GPU)
• 3D Garmin 530 GPS fully integrated into the cockpit (optional)
• Modern Radio / Transponder Unit
• AviTab Integration
• Inclusion of FlyingIrons UI Tablet (optional). The tablet incorporates many useful GUI features and puts them in an easily accessible and realistic in-cockpit Touchscreen Tablet. Included in the tablet is:
  - Settings Page / Config
  - Flight Setup / Weight & Balance Page (Custom – Graphical)
  - AviTab
  - GPS & Radio toggles
  - X-plane Map & IOS apps
  - Ground Services app
• VR Ready
• Detailed User Manual & Checklists

The developers revealed that the aircraft has been in development for several months now, whihc they're confident that the product is close to being finished, adding in that the team is on track with their development schedule, with a few remaining visual and programming tasks left to complete. The team plans to introduce even more features during the product's lifecycle which the above feature list is non-exhaustive, features such as enhancing the thermodynamics model and implementing engine damage/wear are to potentially be developed (though they warned it may or may not happen).

FIS plans to roll out the release by publishing the User Manual prior to the aircraft's release, so prospective users can get an idea of what is to be expected upon purchase and flight. The release of the aircraft is pitched in to be towards the end of May.

Heres looking forward to some lightning towards our flying experience at home!

For more information and previews, visit the forum announcement.