Daywalker Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 I have spent many hours the past few weeks trying to find a drawing or reference to the pitot tube post on the P-38E Lightning. I did find a drawing of the AN-104-A antenna found on some Mediterranean based Lightnings, which I believe would have the same cross section but is a different length. I want to model this in CAD so that I can print it in 1/48 for my Tamiya P-38 Lightning kit, but since I am doing the work I will also do it in 1/32. The part I am after is the long pitot tube and post, just forward of the nose gear in this photo: Can anyone help with a drawing showing this along with dimensions, or give me a length of that pitot tube mount? Also, I believe the aircraft in the Aleutians used the SCR-522 radio, can anyone confirm this? I am hoping this is correct, as I have already done the CAD work for this radio. Thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroff Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 HTH Daywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 EXACTLY what I was looking for, thank you so much for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 One more question, would you happen to know what pitot head assembly was used on these early P-38's? I didn't realize there were numerous different styles used on WWII US aircraft. I have seen some with "flat" sides, and others with a round tube tapering into the shape of the mast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) Here's the pertinent view of the next higher assembly from drawing 247358. This view was retrieved from https://aircorpslibrary.com/, 06-29-2022 @ 08:37 EDT. Edited June 29, 2022 by Juggernut Daywalker and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waroff Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 the Pitot tube with flat sides was D-2 model Kollsman and the round tube (CML product or Lockheed) both could be fitted but were not interchangeable Daywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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