English Electric Lightning

The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; RAF pilots described it as being saddled to a skyrocket. English Electric was later incorporated into the British Aircraft Corporation later marks being developed and produced as the BAC Lightning.

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The English Electric Lightning (later the BAC Lightning) was a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, particularly remembered for its great speed, and its natural metal exterior that 6
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The English Electric Lightning was a British supersonic fighter, and along with the Avro Vulcan, could be described as a Cold War aircraft.10
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The English Electric Lightning as it name suggests is a supersonic fighter jet designed in the United Kingdom. This is one of the most famous supersonic interceptors of the Cold War period.13
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish.14
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The English Electric Lightning, which first flew in 1954, is quite possibly on of the best aircraft ever, most definitely the best aircraft of it's time, but a large 20
The English Electric Lightning was the only all British Mach 2 aircraft to be used by the RAF. It served between 1960 and 1986.21
The English Electric Lightning was the mainstay of Britain's air defense during the Cold-War.22
The English Electric Lightning was in many ways a remarkable and unique aircraft.23
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Height Main
596.9
Height Alt
5.97 m
Engine(jet)
Rolls-Royce Avon 301R
Length Alt
16.8 m
Ferry Range Alt
800
Thrust Main
12530
Jet Or Prop
jet
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF* List of fighter aircraft
Range Main
6720.0
Max Speed Alt
78000.0
Empty Weight Alt
14092.0
Introduced
December 1959
Loading Main
76
Range More
2100.0
Hardpoints
2
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
20752.0
Ceiling Main
54000.0
Number Built
337
Crew
1
Thrust/weight
1
Max Speed More
at 36
000 ft. 700 KIAS at lower altituderef|An F.6 equipped with Red Top missiles can reach Mach 2.0 on an ICAO Std. day at 36
000 ft. A clean F.6 can reach Mach 2.1 at 37
000 ft .|group=nb
Max Takeoff Weight Main
45750
Retired
1988
Thrust Alt
55.74
Span Main
1061.72
Area Main
474.5
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
10.6 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Afterburning Thrust Alt
71.17
Manufacturer
British Aircraft Corporation
English Electric
Ceiling More
zoom ceiling >70
000 ft
First Flight
4
Number Of Jets
2
Origin
United Kingdom
National Origin
United Kingdom
Climb Rate Main
162.0
Type of jet
afterburning turbojet
Max Speed Main
Mach 2.0
Guns
1800.0
Ferry Range More
76200.0
Afterburning Thrust Main
16000
Length Main
1684.02
Area Alt
44.08 m²
Range Alt
1370.0
Similar Aircraft
* F-104 Starfighter* Sukhoi Su-15
Related
* Short SB-5
Empty Weight Main
31068
Ceiling Alt
16
000 m
Hardpoint Missiles
2
Ferry Range Main
920 mi
Category
British fighter aircraft 1950-1959
English Electric aircraft
Interceptor aircraft
Climb Rate Alt
100 m-s
Loading Alt
370

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