Lockheed XP-38W-189 Lightwulf

[Tophe]

A captured Focke-Wulf Fw-189 was sent to the USA and testing it was disappointing, but before it was scrapped Lockheed engineers said those parts could improve the P-38 Lightning maybe. This gave birth to the XP-38W-189 Lightwulf prototype (later modified).

[Tophe]

Then it was rebuilt as XP-38W-189A, focusing on the view forward :

[ericr]

 

[Tophe]

Thanks!

Of course, there was also a XP-38W-189B that was tested with both views forward and rearward:

[Dizzyfugu]

That's looking good. But I wonder where the front wheel leg will go...? 

[ericr]

do-able in plastic !

(maybe with a tail wheel  )

[zenrat]

do-able in plastic !

(maybe with a tail wheel  )

Very.

That's looking good. But I wonder where the front wheel leg will go...? 

Make it a tail dragger.

[Tophe]

Thanks !

(maybe with a tail wheel  )

I wonder where the front wheel leg will go...? 

Make it a tail dragger.

That could be a possibility, yes, but I guess (with this code) it is a retractable undercarriage version of the XP-38W-5 glider:

[Tophe]

P-38 with Fw-189 booms and engines (low cost for export) XP-38W-189C : 

[Captain Canada]

Looks good with all of that glass ! Flying greenhouse to really get at that sun 

[Tophe]

Thanks Captain !

Then XP-38W-189D, asymmetric with a single boom/engine from the 189: 

[PR19_Kit]

...and only crewed by pilots with VERY strong right legs. 

[Tophe]

Yes: abnormal aircraft for abnormal pilot:

The next one is the XP-38W-189E, with almost complete Fw-189+P-38: 

[ericr]

 

[PR19_Kit]

If two engines are good, three are better.