English Electric Lightning - Wikipedia
The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It is capable of a top speed of above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric.
English Electric Lightning - BAE Systems
Supersonic interceptor and jet fighter capable of unrivalled performance and capability during the Cold War era. The English Electric supersonic interceptor (WG760), piloted by Roland Beamont, first flew at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire as the English Electric P1 on 4th August 1954.
Everything To Know About The English Electric Lightning Jet
2024年2月4日 · The English Electric Lightning jet was a British interceptor aircraft used from the 1960s to 1980s. Here's what we know about this impressive fighter.
English Electric Lightning | Military Wiki | Fandom
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft and was the first aircraft in the world capable of supercruise.
The British fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in a vertical climb
2022年2月16日 · The English Electric Lightning is a twin-engine, sweep-wing, single-seat, supersonic fighter. Developed to bring the RAF into the supersonic age, the aircraf...
Thunder & Lightnings - English Electric Lightning - History
While the Lightning's replacements (the Phantom and Tornado ADV in British service, the F-15 Eagle in Saudi service) are excellent aircraft in their own right, none compare with the sheer brute force and sparkling performance of the ultimate jet sports car - the English Electric Lightning.
English Electric Lightning F1/P1B - RAF Museum
Following the successful demonstration of supersonic flight by the two P1 research aircraft WG760 and WG763, English Electric was contracted to develop the P1B fighter aircraft. It was known as the Lightning and was capable of supersonic interceptions of enemy aircraft; it remained in front line service for nearly three decades.
English Electric / BAC Lightning - Military Factory
2022年9月14日 · "The potent English Electric Lightning supersonic fighter remains the only Mach 2-capable jet-powered fighter to emerge from British industry during the Cold War period."
English Electric Lightning - Pima Air & Space
The English Electric Lightning is the only Mach 2 domestically developed fighter operated by the Royal Air Force. The aircraft’s design is derived from the P.1 supersonic research aircraft of 1954. The P.1 had been designed from the start with the intent of turning it into an interceptor.
English Electric Lightning - History Learning
The English Electric Lightning was a supersonic fighter aircraft which played an important role defending British air space during the Cold War. The aircraft was introduced in December 1959 and retired in 1988, after nearly thirty years of service.
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