The Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning was an American long-range fighter developed during World War II. Although derived from the successful P-38 Lightning, the XP-58 was plagued by technical problems wi
The sole completed XP-58
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning side view.
Allison V-3420
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The Allison V-3420 was a large experimental piston aircraft engine, designed in 1937 by the American Allison Engine Company.
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
…The Northrop F-15 Reporter, a development of the P-61 Black Widow, would enter service in this role. In February 1943, use of another engine, the Allison V-3420, was necessary due to poor progress with the Tornado engine development. With this change, the second XP-58 was resurrected. The XP-58 had its first…
Allison V-3420 Engine
Boeing XB-39 Superfortress with V-3420 engines
An Allison V-3420-23 engine at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio