This does mean we can just as easily have the 38H too right?

[StokesAk]

Guppy it dont see how it is that much different if you fly a G...its gonna end up smashed in the ground somewhere.

[Saxman]

Guppy it dont see how it is that much different if you fly a G...its gonna end up smashed in the ground somewhere.

 

[Lusche]

after the 38H, 51c and K, P63 ect, i suggest we add the Spit 18, ive forgotten most of the specs except 4x .50's and 4x 20mm's.

No, it had either 4x20mm OR the usual 2x20 + 2x .50 cal

And it did not see service in WWII.

[Guppy35]

well since nobody went down this road yet i will   

after the 38H, 51c and K, P63 ect, i suggest we add the Spit 18, ive forgotten most of the specs except 4x .50's and 4x 20mm's.

throw in the b29, put hurricanes, mossies and b25's off the carrier, and we'll have a grand old time

 

Spit 18 was a postwar bird and almost identical to the low back XIV.

But this is the 38H thread anyway!

The point was, the 47M was easily done as an existing model existed already so it was basically tweaking the numbers on it to get it to the 47M.  Figured it would be as easy to do with the other early model 38s, with the H being first! 

[texastc316]

And you, Allen, can now replace my wife's cat

[oakranger]

P-38H.  would this be the....ummmm..... last model of the P-38 before the war ended?

[mensa180]

The consortium stands behind this wish. 

[cactuskooler]

P-38H.  would this be the....ummmm..... last model of the P-38 before the war ended?

The H series P-38 had the same airframe as the earlier F and G models but had the Allison V-1710-F17 engines installed (same engine that later appeared in the J series).  According to the chart I'm looking at it produced 1425 HP at sea level compared to 1325 that the G's engines put out.  Weight went up a little bit as well but, but unless I'm missing something it would still be lighter than the P-38J with similar power output.

What prompted the change to the J was the leading edge wing intercoolers that were present on the early P-38's couldn't keep up with the increase in power from the newer engines which prompted the move to the deep chin you see under the props on the P-38J and L.  The new space in the wing was converted to fuel cells which is also why the J and L have longer endurance than the G does in AH.

[Nisky]

The H series P-38 had the same airframe as the earlier F and G models but had the Allison V-1710-F17 engines installed (same engine that later appeared in the J series).  According to the chart I'm looking at it produced 1425 HP at sea level compared to 1325 that the G's engines put out.  Weight went up a little bit as well but, but unless I'm missing something it would still be lighter than the P-38J with similar power output.

What prompted the change to the J was the leading edge wing inter coolers that were present on the early P-38's couldn't keep up with the increase in power from the newer engines which prompted the move to the deep chin you see under the props on the P-38J and L.  The new space in the wing was converted to fuel cells which is also why the J and L have longer endurance than the G does in AH.

Updated 1,425hp (1063-kW) V-1710-89/-91 engines powered the 375 P38-Hs, which also introduced automatic oil radiator flaps to solve a major engine overheating problem. In other respects the P-38H was essentially identical to the P-38G-10-LO, though it had B33 intsead of B-13 turbochargers.

[2ADoc]

AS for all the Parts that the 38 pilots are leaving all over the Arenas, call Red Bull they will buy any warbird parts, and restore them...... 

[stodd]

Don't get me wrong, I want the P-63, big time, but I'm happy with the Jug, and plus, HTC would have to remodel the P-39 to make it a P-63(New wing, and tail sections, not to mention 4 bladed prop, 58 rounds of 37 instead of the standard 30, and up the performance...etc)  And I'm not saying don't add the 38H, just, how does it compare to the other 38s?

Yikes big sentence.

[CAP1]

AS for all the Parts that the 38 pilots are leaving all over the Arenas, call Red Bull they will buy any warbird parts, and restore them...... 

i'll make em spend so much money, they;ll go broke

[Kazaa]

 

[Kung Fu]

HTC needs to put out another Axis plane, the allies have plenty on the list as it is. 

Ki-43
Ki-44
Ki-100
J2M
More 190 & 109 variants

[vonKrimm]

Ki-27a with 2x 7.7mm & as a variant, the Ki-27b with 1x 7.7mm + 12.7mm & bombs

Ki-43-Ic with 2x 12.7mm & as a variant, the Ki-43-IIa

As for the OP's original question: I don't see why not.  Just gotta get pyro & a skinner to agree (I heard 25yo single-malt scotch works wonders for these requests)