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The English Electric Lightning, also known as BAC Lightning was a twin engine British Interceptor aircraft, developed by English Electric. The aircraft was used from the end of the 1950s until the 1970s by the Royal Air Force and by some Arabian Air Forces.

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  • English Electric Lightning
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  • The English Electric Lightning, also known as BAC Lightning was a twin engine British Interceptor aircraft, developed by English Electric. The aircraft was used from the end of the 1950s until the 1970s by the Royal Air Force and by some Arabian Air Forces.
  • 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 Lightning was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; pilots commonly described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket". Following English Electric's integration into the unified British Aircraft Corporation, the aircraft was marketed as the BAC Lightning.
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 20752.0
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"
Guns
  • 2(xsd:integer)
climb rate main
  • 162.0
length alt
  • 16.8 m
span main
  • 1061.72
thrust alt
  • 55.74 kN
height alt
  • 5.97 m
Introduced
  • December 1959
primary user
Type
loading main
  • 76(xsd:integer)
range alt
  • 1370.0
Align
  • right
range more
  • 96.0
length main
  • 1684.02
area main
  • 474.5
ferry range main
  • 920.0
hardpoints
  • 2(xsd:integer)
height main
  • 596.9
hardpoint missiles
  • 2(xsd:integer)
span alt
  • 10.6 m
range main
  • 900.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • Mach 2.0
thrust/weight
  • 0(xsd:double)
climb rate alt
  • 100.0
ceiling main
  • 54000.0
afterburning thrust main
  • 16000(xsd:integer)
National Origin
empty weight main
  • 31068(xsd:integer)
ceiling more
  • zoom ceiling >70,000 ft
afterburning thrust alt
  • 71.17 kN
type of jet
  • afterburning turbojets
Image
area alt
  • 44.08
First Flight
  • 1954-08-04(xsd:date)
  • 1957-04-04(xsd:date)
more users
engine (jet)
  • Rolls-Royce Avon 301R
max speed alt
  • 1300(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • jet
loading alt
  • 370(xsd:integer)
ferry range alt
  • 800(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 14092.0
thrust main
  • 12530(xsd:integer)
number of jets
  • 2(xsd:integer)
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 16,000 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 45750(xsd:integer)
Retired
  • 1988(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Number Built
  • 337(xsd:integer)
ferry range more
  • 1270(xsd:integer)
ref
  • Pilots Notes and Operating Data Manual for Lightning F.6
abstract
  • The English Electric Lightning, also known as BAC Lightning was a twin engine British Interceptor aircraft, developed by English Electric. The aircraft was used from the end of the 1950s until the 1970s by the Royal Air Force and by some Arabian Air Forces.
  • 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 Lightning was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; pilots commonly described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket". Following English Electric's integration into the unified British Aircraft Corporation, the aircraft was marketed as the BAC Lightning. The Lightning was prominently used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. The aircraft was a regular performer at airshows and is one of the highest-performance aeroplanes ever used in formation aerobatics. [citation needed] Following retirement in the late 1980s, many of the remaining aircraft became museum exhibits; until 2010, three examples were kept flying at "Thunder City" in Cape Town, South Africa. In September 2008, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers conferred on the Lightning its "Engineering Heritage Award" at a ceremony at BAE Systems' site at Warton Aerodrome.
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