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English Electric Lightning Vertical Takeoff | The British Falkland Islands & British Military

The English Electric Lightning was a British supersonic interceptor aircraft, renowned for its exceptional speed and climb performance. Introduced into Royal Air Force (RAF) service in 1960, it was the only UK-designed and -built fighter capable of exceeding Mach 2. Its distinctive design featured two vertically stacked Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines, enabling rapid ascent and high-speed interception missions during the Cold War. Despite its impressive capabilities, the Lightning had a limite

HEAR the EXTREME POWER of the EE Lightning | Keith Jones Airshow Videos

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 was capable of a top speed of above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric. After EE merged with other aircraft manufacturers to form the British Aircraft Corporation it was marketed as the BAC Lightning. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), and the Royal Saudi Air Force

English Electric Lightning | Keith Jones Airshow Videos

"I was with it all the way, until I let the handbrake off"... The English Electric Lightning was a favourite amongst pilots for its incredible speed and rate of climb. In this episode of Duxford in Depth we explore the development and history of this remarkable aircraft and take a look Duxford's own example, XM135. Watch in full on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3yiViaC | Imperial War Museum Duxford

430K views · 5.8K reactions | #OnThisDay 1957: BBC News spoke to Wing Commander Roland 'Bee' Beamont, test pilot of new super-fast jet fighter, the English Electric Lightning. | BBC Archive | Facebook